单词 | loose cover |
释义 | > as lemmasloose cover loose cover n. a detachable cover for a chair, couch, or car seat; also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [noun] > cover for furniture carpet1345 carpencloth1577 carpet-cloth1615 wax-cloth1816 loose cover1876 slip-cover1886 throw1888 1876 M. W. Cook Tables & Chairs i. 52 You may prefer to have your curtains, as well as the loose covers, of chintz. 1876 M. W. Cook Tables & Chairs i. 56 Nothing now-a-days looks so nice and ladylike, or is so economical as well-fitting loose covers. 1911 F. B. Jack Woman's Bk. 613/2 Loose covers are not much used nowadays, and, at the best, they soon get out of order and become shabby looking. 1929 W. Deeping Roper's Row xxx. 336 With arm-chairs refreshed with gay cretonne loose-covers. 1929 Radio Times 8 Nov. 438/1 Odd Jobs about the House—II, A Few Hints on Loose Cover Cutting. 1936 R. Lehmann Weather in Streets i. v. 104 I might keep her on for the sewing. She's very clever at loose covers. 1953 M. Sheridan Furnisher's Encycl. ix. iii. 414 A loose cover service may substantially increase the furnisher's business. 1959 B.S.I. News Nov. 20 Specifies..maximum foreign matter content for..loose cover cloths made from cotton. 1973 A. Broinowski Take One Ambassador xii. 206 Comfortable upholstery, not bottomlessly soft, with well-cut linen loose covers. < as lemmas |
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