tea-tablen.

Etymology: < tea n.¹ 4 + table n. 6.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtea-ˌtable.

1. A table at which tea is taken, or on which tea-things are placed for a meal.

a. As a special piece of furniture, usually small and of a light and elegant make.In quot. 1804, a table for the sale of tea and refreshments.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > light table

tea-table1703

spider-table1844

spider1848

gypsy table1869

1703 London Gaz. No. 3891/3 Lackered Tea-Tables.

1740 Countess of Hartford in Countess of Hartford & Countess of Pomfret Corr. (1805) II. 76 The duchess of Dorset was presented with..a tea-table with a gold tea-canister, kettle, and lamp.

1804 Naval Chron. 12 307 I fell foul of a..woman's tea-table, at the corner of a street, and had like to have thrown the..tea-things all about.

1898 G. B. Shaw You never can Tell in Plays Pleasant & Unpleasant 274 The bamboo tea table, with folding shelves.

b. A table spread for tea, or as the place of a social gathering for tea and conversation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > amounts of food > [noun] > table of food

boardc1200

tea-table1688

set-out1809

cold table1955

1688 T. Shadwell Squire of Alsatia Epil. 88 Here no Chit chat, here no Tea Tables are.

1700 W. Congreve Way of World iv. i. 59 To the Dominion of the Tea-Table, I submit.—But..I banish all..Auxiliaries to the Tea-Table, as Orange-Brandy, all Anniseed [etc.].

1792 A. Murphy Ess. Johnson 88 During the whole time he presided at his tea-table.

1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South I. x. 118 She stood by the tea-table..as if she was not attending to the conversation, but solely busy with the tea-cups.

2. transferred. The company assembled at tea.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating in specific conditions > [noun] > eating in company > group eating together

messa1450

table1508

tea-table1712

mess1858

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 536. ¶1 The..Publication of it would..oblige..a whole Tea-Table of my Friends.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. i. 19 Explaining to the tea-table this evening's outfit.

3. attributive (chiefly in reference to social gatherings: see 1b).

ΚΠ

1700 W. Congreve Way of World iv. i. 59 Restrain your self to..Simple Tea-Table drinks, as Tea, Chocolate and Coffee. As likewise to Genuine and Authoriz'd Tea-Table talk,—Such as mending of Fashions, spoiling Reputations, railing at absent Friends.

1724 Ramsay (title) The Tea-table Miscellany.

1779 (title) Tea-Table Dialogues, between a Governess and Miss Sensible.

1852 H. Spencer Use & Beauty in Ess. (1858) 387 While ghost-stories..enliven tea-table conversation.

Derivatives

† teataˈbellically adv. humorous Obsolete at the tea-table, in familiar conversation at tea.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature (1834) I. 475 The vast Pacific Ocean, commonly, yea, vulgarly, not to say, news-paperically, nor yet, teatabellically,..called..the South-sea.

tea-ˈtabular adj. humorous pertaining to the tea-table.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial

eathlyc890

lighteOE

littleOE

small?c1225

singlec1449

easy1474

triflous1509

naughty1526

slender1530

slight1548

shrimpish1549

slipper1567

truanta1572

toyous1581

trivious1583

mean1585

silly1587

nicea1594

puny?1594

puisne1598

pusill1599

whindling1601

sapless1602

non-significant1603

poor1603

unsignificant1603

flea-bite1605

perishing1605

lank1607

weightless1610

fonda1616

penny farthing1615

triviala1616

unweighty1621

transitory1637

twattling1651

inconsiderate1655

unserious1655

nugal1656

small drink1656

slighty1662

minute1668

paddling1679

snitling1682

retail1697

Lilliputian1726

vain1731

rattletrap1760

peppercornish1762

peppercorn1791

underling1804

venial1806

lightweight1809

floccinaucical1826

small-bore1833

minified1837

trantlum1838

piffling1848

tea-tabular1855

potty1860

whipping-snapping1861

tea-gardeny1862

quiddling1863

twaddling1863

fidgeting1865

penny ante1865

feather-weighted1870

jerkwater1877

midget1879

mimsy1880

shirttail1881

two-by-four1885

footle1894

skittery1905

footery1929

Mickey Mouse1931

chickenshit1934

minoritized1945

marginal1952

marginalized1961

tea-party1961

little league1962

marginalizing1977

minnowy1991

1855 W. Bagehot Lit. Stud. (1895) I. 125 Torpid, indoor, tea-tabular felicity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

tea-tablev.

Etymology: < tea-table n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtea-table.

transitive. In literature, to treat a dramatic event in a trivial or casual way.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > be the author of or write (a work) [verb (transitive)] > present by literary treatment > by specific kind of literary treatment

hitch1749

to do off1819

kill1867

tea-table1938

1938 C. Isherwood Lions & Shadows iv. 175 The accident was to be in the best Forster tradition, ‘tea-tabled’, slightly absurd.

1938 C. Isherwood Lions & Shadows vi. 258 The murder was cut—‘tea-tabled’ down to an indecisive, undignified scuffle; and the ending was an apotheosis of the Tea-Table, a decrescendo of anti-climaxes.

Derivatives

ˈtea-tabling n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun] > trivializing

trivializationa1866

tea-tabling1962

1962 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 June 460/4 Certain critics have made far too much of Mr. Forster's ‘tea-tabling’ and of his casual sudden deaths.

1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Jan. 97/2 Christina Rossetti's oblique treatment of detail is an early case of what Isherwood, discussing Forster in Lions and Shadows, calls ‘tea-tabling’, the novel's lyrical domestication of disaster.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	tea-table
释义	tea-tablen. Etymology: < tea n.¹ 4 + table n. 6.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtea-ˌtable. 1. A table at which tea is taken, or on which tea-things are placed for a meal. a. As a special piece of furniture, usually small and of a light and elegant make.In quot. 1804, a table for the sale of tea and refreshments. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > light table tea-table1703 spider-table1844 spider1848 gypsy table1869 1703 London Gaz. No. 3891/3 Lackered Tea-Tables. 1740 Countess of Hartford in Countess of Hartford & Countess of Pomfret Corr. (1805) II. 76 The duchess of Dorset was presented with..a tea-table with a gold tea-canister, kettle, and lamp. 1804 Naval Chron. 12 307 I fell foul of a..woman's tea-table, at the corner of a street, and had like to have thrown the..tea-things all about. 1898 G. B. Shaw You never can Tell in Plays Pleasant & Unpleasant 274 The bamboo tea table, with folding shelves. b. A table spread for tea, or as the place of a social gathering for tea and conversation. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > amounts of food > [noun] > table of food boardc1200 tea-table1688 set-out1809 cold table1955 1688 T. Shadwell Squire of Alsatia Epil. 88 Here no Chit chat, here no Tea Tables are. 1700 W. Congreve Way of World iv. i. 59 To the Dominion of the Tea-Table, I submit.—But..I banish all..Auxiliaries to the Tea-Table, as Orange-Brandy, all Anniseed [etc.]. 1792 A. Murphy Ess. Johnson 88 During the whole time he presided at his tea-table. 1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South I. x. 118 She stood by the tea-table..as if she was not attending to the conversation, but solely busy with the tea-cups. 2. transferred. The company assembled at tea. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating in specific conditions > [noun] > eating in company > group eating together messa1450 table1508 tea-table1712 mess1858 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 536. ¶1 The..Publication of it would..oblige..a whole Tea-Table of my Friends. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. i. 19 Explaining to the tea-table this evening's outfit. 3. attributive (chiefly in reference to social gatherings: see 1b). ΚΠ 1700 W. Congreve Way of World iv. i. 59 Restrain your self to..Simple Tea-Table drinks, as Tea, Chocolate and Coffee. As likewise to Genuine and Authoriz'd Tea-Table talk,—Such as mending of Fashions, spoiling Reputations, railing at absent Friends. 1724 Ramsay (title) The Tea-table Miscellany. 1779 (title) Tea-Table Dialogues, between a Governess and Miss Sensible. 1852 H. Spencer Use & Beauty in Ess. (1858) 387 While ghost-stories..enliven tea-table conversation. Derivatives † teataˈbellically adv. humorous Obsolete at the tea-table, in familiar conversation at tea.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature (1834) I. 475 The vast Pacific Ocean, commonly, yea, vulgarly, not to say, news-paperically, nor yet, teatabellically,..called..the South-sea. tea-ˈtabular adj. humorous pertaining to the tea-table.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial eathlyc890 lighteOE littleOE small?c1225 singlec1449 easy1474 triflous1509 naughty1526 slender1530 slight1548 shrimpish1549 slipper1567 truanta1572 toyous1581 trivious1583 mean1585 silly1587 nicea1594 puny?1594 puisne1598 pusill1599 whindling1601 sapless1602 non-significant1603 poor1603 unsignificant1603 flea-bite1605 perishing1605 lank1607 weightless1610 fonda1616 penny farthing1615 triviala1616 unweighty1621 transitory1637 twattling1651 inconsiderate1655 unserious1655 nugal1656 small drink1656 slighty1662 minute1668 paddling1679 snitling1682 retail1697 Lilliputian1726 vain1731 rattletrap1760 peppercornish1762 peppercorn1791 underling1804 venial1806 lightweight1809 floccinaucical1826 small-bore1833 minified1837 trantlum1838 piffling1848 tea-tabular1855 potty1860 whipping-snapping1861 tea-gardeny1862 quiddling1863 twaddling1863 fidgeting1865 penny ante1865 feather-weighted1870 jerkwater1877 midget1879 mimsy1880 shirttail1881 two-by-four1885 footle1894 skittery1905 footery1929 Mickey Mouse1931 chickenshit1934 minoritized1945 marginal1952 marginalized1961 tea-party1961 little league1962 marginalizing1977 minnowy1991 1855 W. Bagehot Lit. Stud. (1895) I. 125 Torpid, indoor, tea-tabular felicity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2019). tea-tablev. Etymology: < tea-table n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtea-table. transitive. In literature, to treat a dramatic event in a trivial or casual way. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > be the author of or write (a work) [verb (transitive)] > present by literary treatment > by specific kind of literary treatment hitch1749 to do off1819 kill1867 tea-table1938 1938 C. Isherwood Lions & Shadows iv. 175 The accident was to be in the best Forster tradition, ‘tea-tabled’, slightly absurd. 1938 C. Isherwood Lions & Shadows vi. 258 The murder was cut—‘tea-tabled’ down to an indecisive, undignified scuffle; and the ending was an apotheosis of the Tea-Table, a decrescendo of anti-climaxes. Derivatives ˈtea-tabling n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [noun] > trivializing trivializationa1866 tea-tabling1962 1962 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 June 460/4 Certain critics have made far too much of Mr. Forster's ‘tea-tabling’ and of his casual sudden deaths. 1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Jan. 97/2 Christina Rossetti's oblique treatment of detail is an early case of what Isherwood, discussing Forster in Lions and Shadows, calls ‘tea-tabling’, the novel's lyrical domestication of disaster. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1688v.1938
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