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单词 cottagey
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cottageyadj.

Brit. /ˈkɒtᵻdʒi/, U.S. /ˈkɑdᵻdʒi/
Forms: 1800s– cottagey, 1800s– cottagy.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cottage n., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < cottage n. + -y suffix1. Compare earlier cottage-ish adj. and cottagely adj.
Characteristic of, resembling, or suggestive of a cottage; esp. rustic or plain.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [adjective] > small house
cottaged1746
cotted1821
cottage-isha1823
cottagey1830
1830 M. Edgeworth Let. 17 Nov. (1971) 430 I cannot tell you how much I was charmed even with the fuschia-trellis looking paper—so gay and cottagy looking.
1883 W. Harcourt in A. G. Gardiner Life W. Harcourt (1923) I. xxi. 492 We must have more of a cottagey building.
1923 A. G. Gardiner Life I. xxi. 492 The house, Queen Anne in style, and ‘cottagey’ in feeling.
1962 Guardian 7 Feb. 8/4 Windsor chairs are rather ‘cottagy’.
2005 R. Horsfall Dancing on Thorns x. 142 The small café..was a quaint place, self-consciously cottagey, with square gingham-draped tables perfectly aligned along each side of the room.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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