单词 | stately home |
释义 | stately homen. A grand, imposing house; spec. (after quot. 1827) a large country house, typically set in considerable grounds and (now) open to the public. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > manor house hallc1000 boroughc1175 court1297 manorc1300 palacec1300 mansion1375 placea1387 manor-place1392 chemis1408 head-place1463 mansion place1473 manse1490 court-hall1552 manery1563 manor house1575 seat1607 country seat1615 great house1623 mansion house1651 country house1664 manor-seata1667 place-house1675 mansion-seat1697 hall-house1702 big house1753 ha'-house1814 manoir1830 manor hall1840 yashiki1863 seigneury1895 stately home1934 stately2009 1575 P. Beverley Hist. Ariodanto & Ieneura (new ed.) sig. Ciiiv He..Inuites him to his stately home, and courtly dwelling place. 1787 Walker's Hibernian Mag. Jan. 46/1 The time was come, When Jack had lost his stately home; When he consum'd his whole estate. 1827 F. Hemans in Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 392 The stately Homes of England, How beautiful they stand! 1829 Edinb. Lit. Jrnl. 17 Jan. 133/1 A Scotchman stood forth..to rear up for Great Britain a new science, which may yet be the means of increasing her national resources, of adding fresh loveliness to her ‘stately homes’. 1849 New Sporting Mag. Feb. 88 Look for the stately home of some baron or squire. 1897 Country Life Illustr. 8 May 492/2 The lofty grandeur and finished beauty of the central block..place it [sc. Hatfield] among the chiefest of our English stately homes. 1934 P. G. Wodehouse Right ho, Jeeves xiv. 167 Some stately-home owners of the name of Stretchley-Budd, hanging out in a joint called Kingham Manor. 1938 N. Coward Operette i. vii. 54 The Stately Homes of England How beautiful they stand, To prove the upper classes Have still the upper hand. 1977 B. Pym Quartet in Autumn v. 45 There would be visits to a safari park and to the stately homes that offered the best attractions. 2008 Daily Tel. 5 Aug. 9/1 The National Trust is installing eco-measures across its stately homes and castles as part of a drive to make its properties more environmentally friendly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1575 |
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