单词 | egg stand |
释义 | > as lemmasegg stand egg stand n. a stand or frame for holding a set of egg cups. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > stand for egg-cups egg stand1839 1839 Rep. Constabulary Force Commissioners 25 in Parl. Papers [169] XIX P— slipped into the parlour and brought out a watch and a silver egg-stand. 1848 H. R. Forster Stowe Catal. 60 2 egg-stands; and 4 cups. 1909 A. Bennett Old Wives' Tale ii. i. §3 The resplendent egg-stand holding twelve silver-gilt egg-cups and twelve chased spoons to match. 1969 E. H. Pinto Treen 136 Double-decker egg stands..made to hold 12, 24 or 48 eggs, were to be found in all Victorian and Edwardian larders. < as lemmas |
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