| 单词 | napkin press |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnapkin press napkin press n. now historical a device for pressing and storing table napkins. ΚΠ 1663 in F. W. Steer Farm & Cottage Inventories Mid-Essex 1635–1749 (1969) 98 In the Old Chamber—One Cupboard with Drawers, two Chests, one Trunke, fower boxes, a Napkin Presse with two swords & other Lumber, 2 li. 10 s. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 90 The Butler..disposes..his Napkin-press,..Spoons, Knives, Forks, Voider, or Basket, and all other Necessaries. 1866 Atlantic Monthly Sept. 281/2 A number of delicately woven napkins, which look as if they might have come out of the elaborately carved napkin press. 1997 National Trust Mag. Spring 13/3 Only a handful of members correctly identified the object shown above as a napkin press. < as lemmas |
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