单词 | head-stool |
释义 | > as lemmashead-stool head-stool n. [with sense (a) compare Old Icelandic hǫfuðstóll] †(a) a town or city serving as the seat of government for a country; a capital town or city; cf. stool n. 1a (obsolete); (b) a support for the head in the form of a small stool, used in some cultures instead of a pillow when sleeping or resting (chiefly historical). ΚΠ eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) iii. ix. 68 He..Thebana fæsten abræc, & mid ealle towearp, þætte ær wæs ealra Creca heafodstol. eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) iii. xi. 78 Crecas..wiðsocon þæt hie leng Læcedemonium hieran nolde, þær heora heafodstol wæs. 1813 Catal. Nat. Hist. in Mus. Dublin Soc. 129 Head-stool [from the Sandwich Islands] made of iron-wood. 1839 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 13 Apr. 91/2 This is a head-stool, or hollowed piece of wood raised upon legs like a stool, which was used [in ancient Egypt] as a pillow for resting the head upon during the hours of sleep. 1908 F. Arnold Text-bk. School & Class Managem. I. ii. viii. 199 Mats may have a fancy border or design. Head-stools and cushions receive artistic additions. 1963 W. A. C. H. Dobson Mencius: New Transl. ii. 52 Mencius lay, leaning on a head-stool dozing, and took no notice. < as lemmas |
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