单词 | occasional table |
释义 | > as lemmasoccasional table d. Of a piece of furniture, etc.: made or adapted for use on a particular or special occasion or as the occasion demands; made or adapted for irregular use. Frequently in occasional table. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [adjective] > for occasional use occasional1749 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > suited for special occasions occasional1749 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [adjective] > types of furniture generally standing1444 plush1615 Queen Elizabeth1673 occasional1749 Adametic1774 French-polished1836 upholstered1837 Adamish1838 Chippendale1855 Queen Anne1863 knock-down1875 Wellington chest1880 Adamesque1881 Sheraton1883 Hepplewhite1897 quaint1897 bombé1904 lowboy1915 Jacobean1918 overstuffed1922 spool1928 Williamsburg1931 thermed1952 stackable1958 Scandinavian1959 wall-to-wall1959 Populuxe1986 1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure II. 91 Mrs. Cole had prepar'd my spark and me an occasional field-bed, to which we retired. 1768 H. Brooke Fool of Quality III. xvi. 167 [We bored] a large hole in the side of our ship..for which we had an occasional plug prepared. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker III. 25 At night, half a dozen occasional beds are ranged..along the wall. 1813 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 51 The occasional saloon was singularly novel and beautiful. 1857 C. Dickens & W. Collins Lazy Tour i, in Househ. Words 3 Oct. 316/1 A little round occasional table in a window. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 21 June 7/1 The chair that the Queen sat in during the service was a Chippendale occasional Spanish mahogany chair. 1917 Harrod's Catal. 697 Music stools and occasional chairs. 1956 W. Golding Pincher Martin vii. 104 There were lace curtains..either side of the oak occasional table with its dusty fern. 2000 M. Barrowcliffe Girlfriend 44 iv. 125 I placed the beer on an occasional table. < as lemmas |
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