单词 | sitooterie |
释义 | sitooterien. Scottish colloquial. 1. A secluded area within a building where people can sit apart from others; an alcove, recess. Now rare. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1920 |
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