单词 | paravent |
释义 | paraventn. Chiefly in France or in French contexts: something, esp. a screen, that provides protection against the wind; (hence in extended use) a dividing screen or partition. ΚΠ 1850 J. Wise Syst. Aeronaut. i. vii. 57 The French language..has likewise furnished the words of analogous composition, parapluie, paravent; and parasol. 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. x. 21 The belfry proves a fortress of a sort,..Turns sunscreen, paravent and ombrifuge. 1937 W. Francklyn French Arts & Lett. 180 He is the perpetrator of a folding screen in metal, a paravent, literally, a shield against drafts, which not only keeps off the wind but which could easily keep off the outpourings of a machine gun! 1999 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 28 Mar. (Home and Garden section) 1 There are certain kinds of furniture that are historically French... Bergere chairs, also known as shepherds' chairs; paravents, room screens that can separate living spaces, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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