| 单词 | deacon-seat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdeacon-seat deacon-seat n. U.S. a long settee in a log-cabin, cut from a single log. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > sofa or couch > [noun] > other sofas or couches bed-loft1606 Persian bed1654 divana1701 bergère1762 stibadium1840 deacon-seat1851 tuxedo sofa1895 Davenport1897 Chesterfield1900 Madame Récamier1923 Récamier1923 contour couch1952 incliner1978 1851 J. S. Springer Forest Life & Forest Trees 71 Directly over the foot~pole..and in front of the fire, is the deacon-seat. This seat constitutes our sofa or settee. 1864 J. R. Lowell Fireside Trav. 152 We sat down upon the deacon-seat before the fire. 1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms Deacon seat, a lumberer's camp term..why so called is difficult to say..unless, indeed, it is an allusion to the seats round a pulpit, facing the congregation, reserved for deacons. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。