Frigidairen.
/ˌfrɪdʒᵻˈdɛː/, U.S. /ˌfrɪdʒəˈdɛ(ə)r/ The proprietary name of a brand of refrigerator. (In quot. 1929 figurative.)
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [noun] > preserving by cooling or freezing > place or machine for
ice room1758
ice chamber1768
icebox1792
cool chamber1801
ice chest1826
freezer1847
refrigerator1861
chill-room1884
ice cave1884
cold store1895
cool store1906
Coolgardie?1924
fridge1926
Frigidaire1926
deep freeze1941
chest freezer1947
hydro-cooler1947
reefer1958
fridge-freezer1971
flash freezer1984
blast freezer1986
1926 Publishers' Weekly 18 Sept. 964/2 Vacuum cleaners, frigidaires, radios.
1929 Melody Maker Jan. 25 We'd make a lovely pair If you would only care But you're a Frigidaire.
1930 Morning Post 17 June 20/3 Frigidaire fitments.
1931 Trade Marks Jrnl. 16 Dec. 1644/1 Frigidaire. Refrigerating machines and parts thereof..Frigidaire Corporation..City of Dayton, State of Ohio, United States of America.
1940 W. H. Auden Another Time 96 And had everything necessary to the Modern Man, A gramophone, a radio, a car and a frigidaire.
1946 A. Christie Come, tell me how you Live 9 But I was thinking of a plan To kill a millionaire And hide the body in a van Or some large Frigidaire.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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