单词 | shoppe |
释义 | shoppen. An archaic spelling of shop n. now used affectedly (as in the names of tea shops, etc.) to suggest quaint, old-world charm. Cf. olde adj. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > quaint or old shop shoppe1867 1867 Zion's Herald & Wesleyan Jrnl. 15 Apr. 120 Re ye Old Folkes Advertisement from ye shoppe of Oliver Ditson & Co. 1897 Evening Standard 11 June 9 All visitors to the Victorian Era Exhibition should make a point of seeing Ye Horniman Tea Shoppe in Picturesque England. 1933 J. Betjeman Ghastly Good Taste 138 Arts and Crafts. Gentle folk weaving and spinning; Modern Church Furnishing; Old Tea Shoppes. 1957 E. Pound tr. A. Rimbaud 5 Poems 15 What lures the aintient truss-maker from his shoppe whose luxury Sucked in the passers-by. 1979 L. Kallen Introd. C. B. Greenfield i. 10 This is a business office, not a tea shoppe. 2002 Wall St. Jrnl. 11 Feb. b7/5 (advt.) Before opening a Kilwin's Confectionery Shoppe, franchisees must spend two weeks learning various skills, including fudge paddling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1867 |
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