单词 | musnud |
释义 | musnudn. In South Asia: a seat made of cushions, esp. one used as a throne by an Indian prince; a throne. Also: a carpet forming a similar seat of honour formerly used in Persia (see quot. 18182). Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > [noun] > cushioned seat pulvinar1600 musnud1763 humpty1924 society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > regalia > [noun] > throne > specific peacock throne1742 musnud1763 gaddi1809 1763 R. Orme Hist. Mil. Trans. Brit. Nation I. 254 Salabat-jing..went through the ceremony of sitting on the Musnud or throne in public. 1798 Duke of Wellington Suppl. Dispatches (1858) I. 91 Whether you had determined whether any one and which of the descendants of Wallajah should succeed to the musnud. c1804 M. M. Sherwood in Life (1847) xvii. 295 The Nawaub was sitting..on a musnud encircled with cushions. 1818 J. Morier Second Journey through Persia xii. 195 He had always been seated upon the same musnud with them, and..he neither could nor would give up his right to the same distinction on the present occasion. 1818 J. Morier Second Journey through Persia xii. 195 (note) The Musnud in Persia is a thick felt carpet, placed across the room, at the farthest extremity from the door. 1828 J. B. Fraser Kuzzilbash I. xx. 322 His dagger-hilt was set with precious stones, as were his gold-mounted scymetar and belt, which lay on the musnud beside him. 1890 G. Hooper Wellington 45 The Hindoo gentleman, to his delight and astonishment, was placed on the musnud. 1926 Time 12 Apr. 34/2 Mr. Houser hails from the University of Southern California, a rival musnud of learning. 1963 S. S. Ikramullah Purdah to Parl. i. 4 On special occasions masnads, that is richly embroidered velvet carpets, would be placed over them. 1981 Compar. Stud. Society & Hist. 23 357 The British..placed on the masnad Muhammad Saiyid Khan, a member of the ruling family who had been a deputy collector in the neighboring district of Budaun. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1763 |
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