| 单词 | dust-sheet |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdust-sheet dust-sheet n. a sheet for covering furniture or the like to keep off dust (cf. quot. 1861 at sheet n.1 1b). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > miscellaneous articles to protect from dirt > [noun] crumb-cloth1843 wrapper1847 dust-sheet1854 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > protective covering or pad wrapper1847 dust-sheet1854 furniture-pad1874 1854 E. C. Gaskell Let. 17 May (1966) 290 Not even a book to beguile the time—five fathoms deep they lie beneath dust-sheets. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 17 Aug. 4/3 The big town-house was depressing in its shroud of dust-sheets. 1928 Daily Mail 25 July 4/2 Hundreds of dust sheets, 2 yards wide by 2¾ yards long, for covering furniture, are being sold by a West End firm. 1936 W. de la Mare Wind blows Over 159 Having muffled the furniture with their sepulchral dust-sheets. < as lemmas |
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