| 单词 | hoop-back chair |
| 释义 | > as lemmashoop-back chair hoop-back n. (a chair with) a hooped back; also attributive in hoop-back chair. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > chair > [noun] > chair with back > of specific type wainscot chair1663 Windsor chair1724 slat-back1891 comb-back1901 Windsor1901 wheel-back1902 hoop-back1905 ladder-back1908 spoon-back1909 Mendlesham chair1935 1905 P. Macquoid Hist. Eng. Furnit. II. viii. 198 Early hoop-back chairs..were slow in obtaining favour. 1924 P. Macquoid & R. Edwards Dict. Eng. Furnit. I. 244 The tall back is reminiscent of early eighteenth century walnut chairs... A deliberate attempt at Oriental effect may be seen in..the shaping of the hoop-back. 1934 Burlington Mag. Nov. 204/1 The chair..has a splat formed of framework..the uprights continue in the top-rail so as to form a fine ‘hoop-back’. 1935 Apollo Aug. 69/1 Windsor chairs..can be divided into two main categories. The chair with the comb-back..and the chair with the hoop-back. 1952 J. Gloag Short Dict. Furnit. 506 The two main types of design in Windsor chairs are: the comb back and the hoop back... In the latter, the back is shaped like a bow, into which the spindles are socketed. < as lemmas |
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