单词 | escritoire |
释义 | escritoiren. A writing-desk constructed to contain stationery and documents; in early use, often one of a portable size; more recently, chiefly applied to a larger piece of furniture, a bureau or secretary. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > writing desk writing desk1598 writing tablea1613 scritory1616 scrutoire1665 scriptor1666 bureau1698 escritoire1707 secretaire1771 secretary1803 bonheur du jour1820 table desk1820 bureau plat1887 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Escriptoire, a penner.] 1707 G. Farquhar Beaux Stratagem v. 72 Captain Gibbet..had made bold..with your Study and Escritore. 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iii. iii. 40 She..accordingly departed herself, having first broken open my Escrutore . View more context for this quotation 1749 T. Nugent Grand Tour IV. 96 The scrutore in the middle of this chamber, contains a most magnificent collection of ancient and modern medals. 1754 Stow's Survey of London (ed. 6) I. iii. vi. 598/2 Chests of drawers, Escrutores, Tables, and such like Joinery Wares. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxiv. 203 In the large shining mahogany escrutoire Mr. Osborne had a drawer especially devoted to his son's affairs and papers. 1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal I. ix. 277 An escritoire in the Sherraton style. Derivatives escriˈtorial adj. of or pertaining to an escritoire.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [adjective] > writing desk escritorial1785 1785 W. Cowper Let. 19 Mar. (1981) II. 333 One more circumstance..will impress you..with a sense of the value we set upon its Escritorial capacity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1707 |
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