单词 | petate |
释义 | petaten. In Central America and Cuba: a mat, esp. a sleeping mat, typically made of straw or dried palm leaves. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > mat mateOE foot-cloth1344 nata1425 foot pace1543 stuorie1555 mattress1658 petate1843 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > bedding > [noun] > mat used as sleeping-mat1836 petate1843 bed-mat1931 1843 F. E. I. Calderón de la Barca Life in Mexico I. xvi. 257 She..took a nice room, and instead of sleeping on a petate,..bought herself a little bedstead, and even a mattress. 1871 Catholic World Mar. 788/1 Long ere the dawn I prepare for my work; The petate scarce leave I. 1914 H. H. Taft Recoll. Full Years xiv. 309 The only distinctive things in the house being some Philippine curios, wall decorations and floor mats, called ‘petates’. 1939 L. E. Schmeckebier Mod. Mexican Art 13 The bride and groom are seated on a straw petate, their tunics tied together by a knot. 1991 S. Cisneros Woman Hollering Creek 90 I wanted to..go back to sleeping on my petate against the cane-rush wall. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843 |
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