| 单词 | period piece |
| 释义 | > as lemmasperiod piece period piece n. a work of art, furniture, literature, etc., characteristic of its historical period; a work which is now of interest primarily for its evocation of the historical period to which it belongs; a work produced in an old-fashioned or archaic style so as to evoke a particular historical period. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > work of art thingOE virtuosity1848 oeuvre1889 opus1895 period piece1909 the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun] > object from the past or antique antique1530 relic1605 relict1646 venerable1803 morceau de musée1896 period piece1909 1909 Los Angeles Times 18 Apr. iii. 9/5 [O]ur entire stock..embracing all our choicest Colonial and other period pieces. 1921 Times 13 Jan. 2/7 (advt.) Very fine genuine Chippendale glass-fronted book-case; perfect condition; period piece. 1943 H. Pearson Conan Doyle v. 81 Nowadays we can see that the facile saga of Sherlock Holmes is far more valuable even as a ‘period piece’ than the diligent epic of Edward the Third. 2002 N.Y. Times Mag. 12 May 20/1 The director shot his latest film, a period piece about the French Revolution, entirely on digital video. < as lemmas |
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