| 单词 | eggcosy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasegg-cosy 2. A quilted covering placed over a teapot to retain the heat; more fully, tea-cosy. A similar covering to keep an egg warm, an egg-cosy. [Known to me about 1848. F. Hall.] ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > serving tea or coffee > [noun] > equipment for serving tea tea-stand1697 tea-equipage1709 hand board1721 tea-things1747 tea-board1748 tea-ware1766 tea-tray1773 tea-set1786 tea-ladle1808 tea-service1809 tea-wagon1840 tea-ship1854 cabaret1856 tea-cosy1863 Norwegian kitchen1868 tête-à-tête set1870 tea-stall1889 tea basket1891 tea-pot stand1895 tea cart1934 tea-trolley1937 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > table linen > [noun] > others table napkin1564 tea-cosy1863 tray-cloth1889 egg-cosy1894 shower1931 1863 J. Tyndall Heat (1870) ix. §342. 274 It is not unusual to preserve the heat of teapots by a woollen covering, but the ‘cosy’ must fit loosely. 1886 Daily News 28 Dec. 7/4 (advt.) Cushions, Tea Coseys, Antimacassars, etc. egg-cosy egg-cosy n. [cosy adj. 2] a cover to keep a boiled egg warm. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > other tableware or items for table pewter1426 warnera1552 nef1567 pewtery1645 hollow-ware1682 equipage1683 flatware1686 napkin ring1686 pewterware1738 egg cup1773 dish-rim1774 butter cooler1784 dish-cross1785 argyll1789 toast-rack1801 centrepiece1836 table centrepiece1850 silverware1862 doily1864 table centre1865 potato ring1888 egg-cosy1894 sandwich flag1907 cheese board1916 Lazy Susan1917 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > table linen > [noun] > others table napkin1564 tea-cosy1863 tray-cloth1889 egg-cosy1894 shower1931 1894 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Real Charlotte III. xxxv. 23 The egg-cosy that his wife had crocheted for him. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 3 Nov. 6/2 The sale of pin-cushions, d'oyleys, and knitted egg-cosies was unprecedented. 1909 Lady's World Dec. 284 The egg cosy made in the form of a cock's head and comb. 1967 A. Wilson No Laughing Matter iii. 352 Journalism and worked up righteous anger, that's all she'd written. Egg cosies and cloaks! < as lemmas |
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