| 单词 | a pair or set of steps |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa pair or set of steps b. plural. A stepladder; also a pair or set of steps. colloquial. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > ladder > [noun] > step-ladder pairc1450 steps1693 stand-ladder1712 stepladder1751 library stepsc1762 high step1776 trap-ladder1855 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner ii. iv. x. 17 If that Branch be too high, he must get upon something, either a Ladder, or Steps, to the end that he may Cut it with ease. 1730 Inventory R. Woolley's Goods (1732) 11 A Pair of wooden Steps. 1855 A. Trollope Warden xiv. 221 A pretty portable set of steps in one corner of the room. 1861 F. W. Robinson No Church I. i. ii. 66 A hammer, and nails, and a pair of steps. 1861 F. W. Robinson No Church I. i. ii. 67 Steps, nails and hammer were quickly at the disposal of the stranger. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Steps, a ladder for in-door use. < as lemmas |
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