nightstandn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪtstand/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌstænd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., stand n.¹

Etymology: < night n. + stand n.¹

North American.

A small, low bedside table, typically having drawers.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > small table

roundel1503

stand1582

night table1730

monopodium1807

teapoy1828

tray stand1844

nightstanda1852

guéridon1853

kettle-stand1881

tabouret1916

a1852 A. J. Downing Archit. Country Houses (1859) 416 (caption) A Zomno, or Night-stand.

1872 Appleton's Jrnl. 16 Nov. 556/1 He unpacked the parcel, made his eau sucrée, placed it on the nightstand, and went to bed.

a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. iv. 47 She looked sleepily at the little clock on the night stand.

1961 John o' London's 28 Sept. 345/1 This won't be a show-off collection [of books]. Rather, a cross-section of what's on my night-stand.

1995 Maclean's 17 Apr. 88/2 Gingrich used to put snakes in jars on the nightstand next to his grandmother's bed to scare her.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nightstand
释义	nightstandn. Brit. /ˈnʌɪtstand/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌstænd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., stand n.¹ Etymology: < night n. + stand n.¹ North American. A small, low bedside table, typically having drawers. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > small table roundel1503 stand1582 night table1730 monopodium1807 teapoy1828 tray stand1844 nightstanda1852 guéridon1853 kettle-stand1881 tabouret1916 a1852 A. J. Downing Archit. Country Houses (1859) 416 (caption) A Zomno, or Night-stand. 1872 Appleton's Jrnl. 16 Nov. 556/1 He unpacked the parcel, made his eau sucrée, placed it on the nightstand, and went to bed. a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. iv. 47 She looked sleepily at the little clock on the night stand. 1961 John o' London's 28 Sept. 345/1 This won't be a show-off collection [of books]. Rather, a cross-section of what's on my night-stand. 1995 Maclean's 17 Apr. 88/2 Gingrich used to put snakes in jars on the nightstand next to his grandmother's bed to scare her. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1852
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