cockle stairsn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒkl stɛːz/, U.S.

/ˈkɑk(ə)l ˌstɛ(ə)rz/

Forms:

α. 1600s cockle staires, 1600s cockle stayres, 1600s–1700s cocle stairs (in dictionaries), 1600s– cockle stairs.

β. 1800s– cockle stair.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: cockle , cochle n., stair n.

Etymology: < cockle (variant of cochle n.) + the plural of stair n., after Italian scale a chiocciola (1570 in Palladio in the source of quot. 1624; compare quot. 1715). In β. forms < cockle + stair n. Compare earlier cochlea n. 1a.

(A flight of) winding stairs; a spiral staircase.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] > winding or spiral

vicea1382

turngrece1483

turnpike1516

cochleaa1552

cockle stairs1624

Dutch stairs1649

turnpike stair1730

newel stair1851

newel staircase1859

1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. i. 59 There are likewise Spirall, or Cockle staires, either Circular, or Ouall.

1666 W. Austin Ἐπιλοίμια Ἔπη: Anat. Pestilence iii. 95 By such a winding cockle-stairs as these, We mount above the power of all disease.

1715 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture I. xxviii. 51 Winding Stairs, which are also call'd Cockle Stairs [It. Scale..à Chiocciola].

1858 F. M. Wilbraham For & Against I. i. vi. 134 Lettice gladly obeyed Cecily's injunction to go to rest at once; so they parted at the foot of the cockle-stair.

1942 B. Field Miledi i. vi. 72 She made her way to the fireplace and opened the door upon the cockle-stair.

2002 AV Monografías Jan.–Apr. 63/1 All the platforms are linked to one another by way of straight-flight stairs; only the last stretch is replaced by cockle stairs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cockle stairs
释义	cockle stairsn. Brit. /ˈkɒkl stɛːz/, U.S. /ˈkɑk(ə)l ˌstɛ(ə)rz/ Forms: α. 1600s cockle staires, 1600s cockle stayres, 1600s–1700s cocle stairs (in dictionaries), 1600s– cockle stairs. β. 1800s– cockle stair. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: cockle , cochle n., stair n. Etymology: < cockle (variant of cochle n.) + the plural of stair n., after Italian scale a chiocciola (1570 in Palladio in the source of quot. 1624; compare quot. 1715). In β. forms < cockle + stair n. Compare earlier cochlea n. 1a. (A flight of) winding stairs; a spiral staircase. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] > winding or spiral vicea1382 turngrece1483 turnpike1516 cochleaa1552 cockle stairs1624 Dutch stairs1649 turnpike stair1730 newel stair1851 newel staircase1859 1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. i. 59 There are likewise Spirall, or Cockle staires, either Circular, or Ouall. 1666 W. Austin Ἐπιλοίμια Ἔπη: Anat. Pestilence iii. 95 By such a winding cockle-stairs as these, We mount above the power of all disease. 1715 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture I. xxviii. 51 Winding Stairs, which are also call'd Cockle Stairs [It. Scale..à Chiocciola]. 1858 F. M. Wilbraham For & Against I. i. vi. 134 Lettice gladly obeyed Cecily's injunction to go to rest at once; so they parted at the foot of the cockle-stair. 1942 B. Field Miledi i. vi. 72 She made her way to the fireplace and opened the door upon the cockle-stair. 2002 AV Monografías Jan.–Apr. 63/1 All the platforms are linked to one another by way of straight-flight stairs; only the last stretch is replaced by cockle stairs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1624
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