单词 | garden suite |
释义 | garden suiten. 1. Chiefly British. A set of garden furniture, typically a table and chairs of matching design. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > set of furniture widow's chamber1680 set1687 suite1773 dining set1816 chamber1845 garden suite1874 dinette1931 three-piece1966 1874 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 6 June (advt.) Instructions..to sell by Public Auction at the Theatre..the whole of the Stage Furniture.., Rustic Garden Suites, [etc.]. 1896 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 25 July 1/2 (advt.) 7-piece Lath Folding Garden Suite. 1941 Pop. Sci. Monthly June 10/2 An article shows how to build your own garden suites, servers, lawn chairs and settees. 1962 Irish Times 18 June 8 The heavens open, as the delivery van arrives with your garden suite, and the men..look at you with pity. 2011 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 28 May (Property section) 11 This eight-seater grade-A teak garden suite..combines timeless style with good build quality. 2. Originally and chiefly North American. A self-contained living unit, either within or detached from a principal dwelling. Also: a room or set of rooms opening on to or situated close to a garden. Cf. garden apartment n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > suite of rooms > [noun] wonesc1325 chambers1598 suite1716 suit1721 sweep1751 garden suite1875 unit1917 1875 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 4 July 11/3 Moving the garden suites back some forty feet and connecting them with the eastern wing by a fine covered gallery. 1923 E. Young Gentleman of Sorts xiv. 190 To Mary Kate's joy, the ocean rooms were considered slightly the more desirable, which allowed her to choose the garden suite with a clear conscience. 1949 Times 6 May (advt.) Lady..with secretarial training.., offered Garden Suite..at nominal rent in exchange part-time voluntary help international work. 1988 B. T. Wigdor & D. K. Foot Over-forty Society 98 Garden suites, accessory apartments.., [etc.], are all options..that allow the elderly person to live close to relatives or friends in a mutually supportive way. 2012 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 2 Mar. a13 New zoning requirements to make possible garden suites (formerly called ‘granny flats’) will appeal to youth living longer at the parental home. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874 |
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