servanten.

Brit.

/sɛːˈvɑːnt/, U.S.

/sɛrˈvɑnt/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French servante, servir.

Etymology: < French servante side table (1746 in this sense; first half of the 14th cent. in Old French or Middle French in the sense ‘female servant’), use as noun of feminine present participle of servir serve v.¹ N.E.D. (1912) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (sęrvāṅt) /sɛrvɑ̃t/.

1. In France or French contexts: a side table on which food and drink are set out so that diners may help themselves, without the need for servants.Such tables were particularly popular in the 18th cent.

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1798 S. Rogers Epist. to Friend 32 Those admirable pieces of mechanism,..the Confidente and the Servante; a table and a side-board, which descended, and rose again covered with viands and wines.

1878 H. E. P. Spofford Art Decoration applied to Furnit. 47 The little servante..on rollers [was] pushed round the table from guest to guest..so that one might enjoy the repast without a bevy of servants.

1966 L. A. Boger Furnit. Past & Present 138 The rafraichissoir, a kind of dumb-waiter or servante in the form of a small table with shelves.

2006 tr. M. Giuffrè et al. Time of Schinkel & Age of Neoclassicism 78 A mahogany servante designed for the Palace for Prinz Karl has a unique, diminishing shelf spacing.

2. A concealed shelf or (occasionally) additional table used to facilitate the performance of conjuring tricks.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [noun] > juggler or conjurer > other accessories

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1872 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 344/1 The servante, or hidden shelf.

1916 V. Barnum Joe Strong, Boy Wizard xiii. 118 There are some tables which..have a place at the back for a servante, or shelf, below the level of the table, and on this shelf objects can be placed when the performer has to get rid of them for the time being.

2002 S. During Mod. Enchantments iv. 141 By 1900..magicians routinely performed tricks not from an isolated position on the stage—which gave easy access to traps and large servantes—but surrounded by members of the audience.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	servante
释义	servanten. Brit. /sɛːˈvɑːnt/, U.S. /sɛrˈvɑnt/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French servante, servir. Etymology: < French servante side table (1746 in this sense; first half of the 14th cent. in Old French or Middle French in the sense ‘female servant’), use as noun of feminine present participle of servir serve v.¹ N.E.D. (1912) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (sęrvāṅt) /sɛrvɑ̃t/. 1. In France or French contexts: a side table on which food and drink are set out so that diners may help themselves, without the need for servants.Such tables were particularly popular in the 18th cent. ΚΠ 1798 S. Rogers Epist. to Friend 32 Those admirable pieces of mechanism,..the Confidente and the Servante; a table and a side-board, which descended, and rose again covered with viands and wines. 1878 H. E. P. Spofford Art Decoration applied to Furnit. 47 The little servante..on rollers [was] pushed round the table from guest to guest..so that one might enjoy the repast without a bevy of servants. 1966 L. A. Boger Furnit. Past & Present 138 The rafraichissoir, a kind of dumb-waiter or servante in the form of a small table with shelves. 2006 tr. M. Giuffrè et al. Time of Schinkel & Age of Neoclassicism 78 A mahogany servante designed for the Palace for Prinz Karl has a unique, diminishing shelf spacing. 2. A concealed shelf or (occasionally) additional table used to facilitate the performance of conjuring tricks. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [noun] > juggler or conjurer > other accessories bumleaf1584 servante1872 fake1882 feke1901 1872 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 344/1 The servante, or hidden shelf. 1916 V. Barnum Joe Strong, Boy Wizard xiii. 118 There are some tables which..have a place at the back for a servante, or shelf, below the level of the table, and on this shelf objects can be placed when the performer has to get rid of them for the time being. 2002 S. During Mod. Enchantments iv. 141 By 1900..magicians routinely performed tricks not from an isolated position on the stage—which gave easy access to traps and large servantes—but surrounded by members of the audience. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1798
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