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单词 adametic
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Adameticadj.

Brit. /ˌadəˈmɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˌædəˈmɛdɪk/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Adam , -etic suffix.
Etymology: < the surname of the Adam brothers (see Adam n.2) + -etic suffix. Compare later Adamatic adj., Adamish adj.2, Adamesque adj.
= Adamesque adj.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [adjective] > types of furniture generally
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Adametic1774
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upholstered1837
Adamish1838
Chippendale1855
Queen Anne1863
knock-down1875
Wellington chest1880
Adamesque1881
Sheraton1883
Hepplewhite1897
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lowboy1915
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > style of architecture > [adjective] > style of specific Scottish architects
Adametic1774
Adamish1838
Adamesque1942
1774 Public Advertiser 23 Apr. The Premises are most elegantly fitted up in the Adametic Stile.
1815 Gentleman's Mag. May 424/1 Windows to both stories of centre division, cut down Adametic fashion to the floor lines.
1977 Burlington Mag. Feb. 98/2 In London, she would make her reputation primarily as a history painter and, later, as a designer of decorative panels for Adam and Adametic houses.
2001 A. Tinniswood His Invention so Fertile xviii. 371 At the very end of the eighteenth century,..when even the classicists were beginning to tire of dull good manners and ‘Adametic’ elegance.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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