单词 | cottagey |
释义 | cottageyadj. Characteristic of, resembling, or suggestive of a cottage; esp. rustic or plain. ΘΚΠ 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). < adj.1830 |
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