| 单词 | fumed oak |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfumed oak fumed oak n. oak which has been darkened by exposure to ammonia vapour (cf. fumé adj. b and fumigated adj. at fumigate v. Derivatives). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > oak > fumed fumed oak1902 1902 Idler Nov. 255 Bookcase in Fumed Oak. 1910 Encycl. Brit. XI. 301/1 ‘Fumigated’ or ‘fumed’ oak. 1915 T. Burke Nights in Town 110 There is one of those ubiquitous fumed-oak bookcases. 1936 Punch 23 Dec. 726/2 But Mrs. Twankey and her son Jack now live..in a semi-detached villa, where their fumed-oak sideboard and brown plush drawing-room suite are the envy of all their neighbours. 1936 N. Coward To-night at 8.30 ii. 33 (title) Fumed oak. A comedy in two scenes. 1936 N. Coward To-night at 8.30 ii. 35 There is a fumed oak dining-room suite consisting of a table, and six chairs. 1936 N. Coward To-night at 8.30 ii. 61 They knew there was a bit more to it [sc. life] than refinement and fumed oak and lace curtains. 1958 B. White Remodelling Old Furnit. vi. 140 Fumed oak should be coated with clear polish. < as lemmas |
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