单词 | drawing-room table |
释义 | > as lemmasdrawing-room table C1. General use as a modifier, as in drawing-room door, drawing-room table, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > well-mannered > suitable for drawing-room drawing room1692 drawing-roomy1825 1692 Tryal Duke of Norfolk & J. Jermaine 5 I opened the Drawing-room Door. 1780 Mrs. Harris in Private Lett. 1st Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 453 We illuminated the parlour floor and the drawing-room floor. 1786 F. Burney Diary 27 July (1842) III. 35 The Queen..puts on her drawing-room apparel at St. James's. 1870 R. K. Philp Best of Everything 44/1 The best dining-room tables are of mahogany or oak; the best drawing-room tables of rosewood or walnut. 1901 Lady's Realm June 134/2 Lady Camelot asked us both to her drawing-room tea to-day. 1932 ‘B. Ross’ Trag. of Y Prol. ii. 16 Griffons were the last word in ornament and antimacassars were indispensable drawing-room accessories. 2009 Guardian (Nexis) 13 June 18 A circle of elegant drawing-room chairs are connected by a spider's web of emerald beads. < as lemmas |
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