单词 | double cube |
释义 | > as lemmasdouble cube double cube n. Architecture a room of which the breadth is equal to the height and the length is twice the breadth; also attributive or as adj. ΚΠ 1780 A. Young Tour Ireland i. 265 He has built, besides other rooms..a drawing one.., a double cube of 25 feet, being 50 long, 25 broad, and 25 high. 1930 H. Nicolson Diary 5 July (1966) I. 51 Down to Wilton with Vita... Go with Pembroke to the Palladian bridge and look back on the house all lit up with the Van Dykes showing in the Double Cube (Room). 1969 Guardian 19 June 13/8 I thought..about Inigo Jones's superb double-cube room. 1969 P. Dickinson Pride of Heroes 38 Beyond the hall..was the Chinese Withdrawing-room, a double cube. < as lemmas |
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