单词 | screened-in |
释义 | > as lemmasscreened-in c. Originally and chiefly North American. Covered or fitted with a mesh screen or screens; esp. (of a covered veranda or similar structure) having walls or windows fitted with or consisting of mesh screens in order to keep out insects and other pests. Frequently in screened-in. ΚΠ 1867 Burlington (Iowa) Daily Hawk-eye 1 Jan. Opening out of the kitchen is a door communicating with a screened porch. 1907 Outlook 19 Oct. 343/2 The young Reverend Arthur Bliss sat on Dr. June's screened-in porch. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Jan. 44/3 (advt.) Large fully equipped hotel kitchen, glassed and screened verandah. 1982 D. Hagberg Last come Children iii. vii. 231 He could look up at the tiny screened window that divided the participant from the priest. 1985 Amer. Motorcyclist May 87/2 (advt.) Screened in vent openings guarantee the proper air flow and cooling. 2002 S. L. Carter Emperor Ocean Park xv. 186 Don and Nina Felsenfeld, our elderly next-door neighbors,..are sitting on their screened porch. < as lemmas |
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