| 单词 | orchard house |
| 释义 | > as lemmasorchard house orchard house n. a glasshouse for the protection of fruit that is either too delicate to be grown in the open air, or required to ripen earlier. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > greenhouse or glass-house > other types of glass-house or hothouse orangeryc1660 winter garden1736 pinery1756 succession house1786 mushroom house1797 striking-house1824 palm house1826 show house1831 cold house1841 pine-house1843 orchard house1858 coolhouse1869 1858 G. Glenny Gardener's Every-day Bk. (new ed.) 206/1 These Orchard Houses, as they are called, may answer well where there is no lengthened frost after April comes in. 1865 Chambers's Encycl. VII. 99/2 Orchard-house, a structure adapted to the cultivation of fruits, of finer kinds than can be produced in the open air, or in greater perfection, without the aid of artificial heat. 1991 Times (Nexis) 25 Sept. (Home news section) The land..contains ten buildings, including a house, clock tower and a vast glazed orchard house. < as lemmas |
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