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单词 sitooterie
释义

sitooterien.

Brit. /ˌsɪˈtuːt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌsɪˈtudəri/, Scottish English /ˌsɪˈtutərɪ/
Forms: 1900s– sitooterie, 1900s– sitootery.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sit v., English oot , out adv., -ery suffix.
Etymology: < sit v. + oot, Scots variant of out adv. + -ery suffix, after to sit out at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1.
Scottish colloquial.
1. A secluded area within a building where people can sit apart from others; an alcove, recess. Now rare.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room by situation > [noun] > side room
side room1698
ala1764
sitooterie1920
1920 Forfar Disp. 22 Jan. The Reid Hall was suitably rigged up in unwonted ‘braws’, the ‘Sitooterie’ especially being voted a great success.
1933 Motherwell Times 10 Mar. My partner and I sat in a ‘sitooterie’ to partake of tea.
1977 Univ. Edinb. Jrnl. June 40 They..take their coffee break in what is known as the ‘sitootery’ in the basement.
1987 Sc. Renaissance Interiors 1 A good-sized living area in the Great Hall (complete with window recesses or ‘sitooteries’).
2. An area where people can sit outside; a conservatory, gazebo, etc.Now the usual sense.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > courtyard > [noun] > (back or front) yard
yardOE
backside1450
stead1546
outyard1600
lot1657
backyard1659
outlet1667
area1712
back lot1714
backlet1724
door-yardc1764
front yard1767
rear yard1800
tenement yard1874
sitooterie1994
1994 Herald (Glasgow) 26 May 9/1 The..tree..has our breakfast area and general ‘sitooterie’ built around it.
2003 A. R. Scott Ours the Harvest xxii. 204 At the west side of The Lythe were outhouses and what Edith termed her ‘sitooterie’ or summer-house.
2007 New Scientist 10 Mar. 52/3 Because the sitooterie will be permanent, health and safety rules and building regulations require a solid foundation.
2016 Scottish Daily Mail (Nexis) 13 May 64 The gardens are a real feature of the property with lawns, a ‘sitooterie’ and thoughtfully planted borders.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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