| 单词 | bottom drawer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbottom drawer bottom drawer n. (now often considered somewhat dated) the lowest drawer of a chest of drawers, as a place in which, traditionally, a woman stored household linen in preparation for her marriage; a stock of such linen or other household objects collected in preparation for marriage or for setting up home. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > chest of drawers > [noun] > specific drawer or type of drawer long drawer1754 bottom drawer1835 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > gifts and payments > [noun] > trousseau > container for bottom drawer1835 cassone1882 1835 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 30 May 137/1 Opening the bottom drawer, she slowly draws forth the patch-composed and well-quilted bed cover, which exercised her industry in still earlier years, when her predominating object was to prepare for her union to the youth of her love. 1886 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester Suppl. 407 If a young woman were to buy a set of teathings, or a tablecloth, or what not, and were asked what use she had for such things, she would answer, ‘Oh! they're to put in my bottom drawer.’ 1902 A. Bennett Anna of Five Towns xiii. 343 The bride took all the house-linen to her husband... As soon as a girl had passed her fifteenth birthday, she began to sew for the ‘bottom drawer’. 1959 Woman's Own 14 Feb. 58/3 She had been saving furiously for her ‘bottom drawer’ ever since she became engaged. 2015 Tolley_Wood 14 Dec. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) For my daughter (saving for 1st house) a slate heart, every home should have one so one for her bottom drawer would be fab! < as lemmas |
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