padded celln.

Brit.

/ˌpadᵻd ˈsɛl/, U.S.

/ˈpædəd ˈsɛl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: padded adj.², cell n.¹

Etymology: < padded adj.² + cell n.¹

1. A cell in a psychiatric hospital, prison, etc., with padding on the walls, where a violent or uncontrollable person may be kept to prevent self-injury. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > hospital or infirmary > hospital for the mentally ill > room in

rubber room1844

padded room1846

padded cell1862

pad1938

quiet room1938

1862 H. Kingsley Ravenshoe 425 One long, wild shriek, as from a lunatic in the padded cell in Bedlam.

1882 Cornhill Mag. (European ed.) July 79 If..the man becomes obstreperous, he will be strait-waistcoated and put into a dark padded cell where he may scream and kick at the walls to his heart's content.

a1936 R. Kipling Something of Myself (1937) vii. 176 A ‘comfortable nursery’ proved to be a dark padded cell at the end of a discreet passage!

1963 P. G. Wodehouse Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves xxii. 167 Stiffy, who is pure padded cell from the foundations up, was planning to marry the Rev. H. P. Pinker.

1995 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 28 May j7/2 They're probably looking for the nearest padded cells to deal with their cases of the screaming meemies.

2. In extended use: a place offering comfort and seclusion from the outside world.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > a place of refuge

havenc1225

infleeinga1300

leinda1300

harbourc1300

reseta1325

harbouryc1325

refutec1350

asylec1384

receipta1393

refugec1405

port salut?1407

recept1423

porta1425

receptaclec1425

place (etc.) of refuge?a1439

retreat1481

port haven1509

stelling-place1513

refugie1515

retraict1550

safe haven1555

havening place1563

sanctuarya1568

safe harbour1569

sheepfold1579

subterfuge1593

arka1616

lopeholt1616

latebra1626

asylum1642

creep-hole1646

harbourage1651

reverticle1656

creeping-hole1665

a port in a (also the) storm1714

receptory1856

padded cell1876

funk-hole1900

1876 G. W. Thornbury Hist. & Legendary Ballads & Songs 275 Ye abbots, tremble in your padded cells!

1973 Jewish Chron. 19 Jan. 14/5 To give readers some idea of what passes for dialogue in the padded cell of the drama department, here is the kind of exchange in which Mr Mackie specialises.

1990 M. Freeland Kenneth Williams (BNC) 112 Away from what most other people would regard as glamour, he retreated to that padded cell off the Edgware Road.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	padded cell
释义	padded celln. Brit. /ˌpadᵻd ˈsɛl/, U.S. /ˈpædəd ˈsɛl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: padded adj.², cell n.¹ Etymology: < padded adj.² + cell n.¹ 1. A cell in a psychiatric hospital, prison, etc., with padding on the walls, where a violent or uncontrollable person may be kept to prevent self-injury. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > hospital or infirmary > hospital for the mentally ill > room in rubber room1844 padded room1846 padded cell1862 pad1938 quiet room1938 1862 H. Kingsley Ravenshoe 425 One long, wild shriek, as from a lunatic in the padded cell in Bedlam. 1882 Cornhill Mag. (European ed.) July 79 If..the man becomes obstreperous, he will be strait-waistcoated and put into a dark padded cell where he may scream and kick at the walls to his heart's content. a1936 R. Kipling Something of Myself (1937) vii. 176 A ‘comfortable nursery’ proved to be a dark padded cell at the end of a discreet passage! 1963 P. G. Wodehouse Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves xxii. 167 Stiffy, who is pure padded cell from the foundations up, was planning to marry the Rev. H. P. Pinker. 1995 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 28 May j7/2 They're probably looking for the nearest padded cells to deal with their cases of the screaming meemies. 2. In extended use: a place offering comfort and seclusion from the outside world. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > a place of refuge havenc1225 infleeinga1300 leinda1300 harbourc1300 reseta1325 harbouryc1325 refutec1350 asylec1384 receipta1393 refugec1405 port salut?1407 recept1423 porta1425 receptaclec1425 place (etc.) of refuge?a1439 retreat1481 port haven1509 stelling-place1513 refugie1515 retraict1550 safe haven1555 havening place1563 sanctuarya1568 safe harbour1569 sheepfold1579 subterfuge1593 arka1616 lopeholt1616 latebra1626 asylum1642 creep-hole1646 harbourage1651 reverticle1656 creeping-hole1665 a port in a (also the) storm1714 receptory1856 padded cell1876 funk-hole1900 1876 G. W. Thornbury Hist. & Legendary Ballads & Songs 275 Ye abbots, tremble in your padded cells! 1973 Jewish Chron. 19 Jan. 14/5 To give readers some idea of what passes for dialogue in the padded cell of the drama department, here is the kind of exchange in which Mr Mackie specialises. 1990 M. Freeland Kenneth Williams (BNC) 112 Away from what most other people would regard as glamour, he retreated to that padded cell off the Edgware Road. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1862
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