| 单词 | show-wood |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshow-wood show-wood adj. and n. (a) adj. designating an upholstered chair or sofa having parts of the wooden frame exposed; (also) designating the frame itself, or a part of it; (b) n. the exposed wood of such a chair or sofa. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > chair > [noun] > parts of chairs > other parts round1599 staff1851 show-wood1864 shoe-piece1867 1864 Times 20 Jan. 15/1 (advt.) A shew wood settee. 1880 Cabinet Maker 2 Aug. 20/1 The working drawing given will answer equally well for a stuff-over back chair if beech rails are placed in back instead of show-wood. 1921 F. Palmer Pract. Upholstering xii. 39 In some show-wood frames the whole surface is polished. 1976 Canadian Collector (Toronto) Sept. 16/2 The show-wood in this piece [sc. a sofa] is mahogany and the frame is birch. 2008 M. Hopkins New Holland Professional 74 Trimmings are used to cover tacks along a decorative show-wood edge. < as lemmas |
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