| 单词 | half-tester |
| 释义 | > as lemmashalf-tester half-tester n. now historical a canopy over the head end of a bed (cf. tester n.1 1); (in later use also) a bed having such a canopy. ΘΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > other types of bed childbed1568 plank bed1584 table bed1633 earth-bed1637 pigeon-hole bed1685 box-bed1693 barbecue1697 plaid bedc1710 bed of state1713 pallet1839 high post1842 rocker1854 wire bed1882 lit bateau1895 string cot1895 sleigh bed1902 orthopaedic bed1943 high-low bed1956 futon1959 bateau lit1983 1645 in E. George et al. Bristol Probate Inventories 1542–1650 (2002) 149 In the Office..one halfe headed bedsteed with a halfe Tester matt and Cord. 1780 J. Nichols Coll. Wills Kings & Queens Eng. Gloss. 427/1 Whole tester, distinguished from half tester. 1803 T. Sheraton Cabinet Dict. 44 As to the particular management of beds, and the articles required in mounting them, together with their various classes; these..will most conveniently come under their respective names, as..Half-tester,..&c. 1859 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 229/1 We approached the bed and examined it—a half-tester, such as is commonly found in attics devoted to servants. 2003 J. Flanders Victorian House (2004) i. 7 Mrs Panton's bed was a brass half-tester. half-tester half-tester n. ΚΠ 1803 T. Sheraton Cabinet Dict. 44 As to the particular management of beds, and the articles required in mounting them, together with their various classes; these..will most conveniently come under their respective names, as..Half-tester,..&c. 1859 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 229/1 We approached the bed and examined it—a half-tester, such as is commonly found in attics devoted to servants. 1960 H. Hayward Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 279/2 At this period [sc. late 17th cent.] a new type of bedstead without footposts was introduced, known as a ‘half-tester’. < as lemmas |
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