单词 | ale drapery |
释义 | † ale draperyn. Obsolete (chiefly colloquial or humorous). The selling of ale and other alcoholic drinks; (also) a place where alcohol is sold. Cf. ale draper n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [noun] > inn or tavern keeping tippling1531 innkeeping1584 ale drapery?1593 ordinary keeping1670 taverning1774 posadaship1923 ?1593 H. Chettle Kind-harts Dreame sig. C4 Two milch maydens, that had set vp a shoppe of Ale-drapery. 1609 T. Dekker Worke for Armorours sig. G Hvmbly sueth to your currant Excellency, your vncustom'd drooping Suppliants, the Vintners, and Innekeepers, and others of the Ale-draperie. 1855 Leicester Chron. 14 Apr. The parties..had been moistening their clay, at the ‘ale drapery’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.?1593 |
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