| 单词 | housemaid's closet |
| 释义 | > as lemmashousemaid's closet housemaid's closet n. (also housemaids' closet) now rare a small room designed for the purpose of storing cleaning equipment, also often equipped with a sink.Usually only in large houses, typically built before the mid-20th cent. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > storage room closet1532 spicery1536 bottle housea1637 housemaid's closet1819 housemaid's pantry1848 1819 Morning Post 2 Jan. 1/4 (advt.) The House contains five good attics; three good bed rooms and housemaid's closet on the second floor. 1906 M. H. Baillie-Scott Houses & Gardens x. 31 The housemaid's closet with its slop sink and spaces for pails and brooms. 1950 J. Cannan Murder Included iii. 55 There's a sort of housemaids' closet just at the head of the main staircase, and..they had an electric heater put in there so that the housemaid could make the early morning tea for everybody. < as lemmas |
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