stepladdern.

Etymology: step n.¹

a. A ladder which has flat steps instead of rungs.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > ladder > [noun] > step-ladder

pairc1450

steps1693

stand-ladder1712

stepladder1751

library stepsc1762

high step1776

trap-ladder1855

1751 Two Hist. Accts. New Forest 49 Step Ladders were fixed against the Wall of the Park [Richmond] in divers Parts.

1795 H. M. Williams Lett. France II. 12 One of the secrets of Robespierre's government was to employ as the step-ladders of his ambition, men whose characters were marked with opprobrium.

1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 239 The staircase..is as much like a step-ladder in a dark corner as any thing well can be.

1904 M. Sinclair Div. Fire 22 Standing on a step-ladder and fumbling in the darkness for a copy of Demosthenes.

b. attributive.

ΚΠ

1908 Daily Graphic 21 Mar. 13/2 The chemise and step-ladder patterns [of sleeve] are the two..most insistent applicants for our favour.

1908 Daily Graphic 21 Mar. 13/2 Step-ladder sleeves are distant relatives of the Kimono.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stepladder
释义	stepladdern. Etymology: step n.¹ a. A ladder which has flat steps instead of rungs. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > ladder > [noun] > step-ladder pairc1450 steps1693 stand-ladder1712 stepladder1751 library stepsc1762 high step1776 trap-ladder1855 1751 Two Hist. Accts. New Forest 49 Step Ladders were fixed against the Wall of the Park [Richmond] in divers Parts. 1795 H. M. Williams Lett. France II. 12 One of the secrets of Robespierre's government was to employ as the step-ladders of his ambition, men whose characters were marked with opprobrium. 1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 239 The staircase..is as much like a step-ladder in a dark corner as any thing well can be. 1904 M. Sinclair Div. Fire 22 Standing on a step-ladder and fumbling in the darkness for a copy of Demosthenes. b. attributive. ΚΠ 1908 Daily Graphic 21 Mar. 13/2 The chemise and step-ladder patterns [of sleeve] are the two..most insistent applicants for our favour. 1908 Daily Graphic 21 Mar. 13/2 Step-ladder sleeves are distant relatives of the Kimono. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1751
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