单词 | takht |
释义 | takhtn. In the Middle East and South Asia: a sofa or long bench, a bed; (also) a platform, a podium. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > sofa or couch > [noun] reclinatoryc1425 crabat1483 coucha1500 daybed1597 squab1664 repose1685 settee1716 sofa1717 long chair1750 duchesse1794 canapé1795 chaise-longue1800 sultane1803 chaise lounge1807 lounge1830 dormeuse1865 takht1884 méridienne1925 Berbice1951 lounger1964 1884 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 30 May 697/1 The Sikhs meet on platforms or Takhts. 1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta II. xii. 343 The Arab merchants' halls are garnished with chairs: and the Aneyza tájir (sat like the rest) upon a takht or carpeted settle in his counting-house. 1961 A. Hosain Sunlight on Broken Column i. iv. 36 We were seated round the tablecloth spread on the takht. 1979 V. L. Pandit Scope of Happiness vi. 43 There were also low divans called takhts in the living rooms. 1981 S. Rushdie Midnight's Children i. 19 She sips fresh lime water, reclining on a takht. 1995 M. Kesavan Looking through Glass 42 He was sitting cross-legged on a low takht. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884 |
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