英语词汇“bone ticket”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bone ticket n. British (now historical and rare) a token used in lieu of a ticket for a seat at a theatre or opera house, awarded to prominent actors and patrons for the use of their friends, family, etc.; cf. sense 20.Such tokens were made of bone and typically inscribed to identify the owner, who could lend them out for free or charge for their use.

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1788 Town & Country Mag. Oct. 450/1 The regulation respecting free admissions..leads the actors into unnecessary expence, the rule being to charge for the bone ticket, if sent in on a full night.

1825 H. Wilson Mem. III. 229 The party produced three bone tickets, which they had purchased, for eight shillings each..[that] I am in the habit of disposing of every night..for the pit.

1998 K. Hughes Everyday Life Regency & Victorian Eng. xi. 134 Those who only took a box to keep up appearances often sold their unused seats (commonly called ‘bones,’ after the round, numbered bone tickets of admission) to their friends.

单词	bone ticket
释义	> as lemmas bone ticket bone ticket n. British (now historical and rare) a token used in lieu of a ticket for a seat at a theatre or opera house, awarded to prominent actors and patrons for the use of their friends, family, etc.; cf. sense 20.Such tokens were made of bone and typically inscribed to identify the owner, who could lend them out for free or charge for their use. ΚΠ 1788 Town & Country Mag. Oct. 450/1 The regulation respecting free admissions..leads the actors into unnecessary expence, the rule being to charge for the bone ticket, if sent in on a full night. 1825 H. Wilson Mem. III. 229 The party produced three bone tickets, which they had purchased, for eight shillings each..[that] I am in the habit of disposing of every night..for the pit. 1998 K. Hughes Everyday Life Regency & Victorian Eng. xi. 134 Those who only took a box to keep up appearances often sold their unused seats (commonly called ‘bones,’ after the round, numbered bone tickets of admission) to their friends. extracted from bonen.¹ < as lemmas
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