单词 | throne chair |
释义 | > as lemmasthrone chair throne chair n. an ornate, typically high-backed chair, traditionally used by a person of rank in a household; a chair used as or resembling a throne. ΚΠ 1557 in J. M. Bestall & D. V. Fowkes Chesterfield Wills & Inventories 1521–1603 (1977) 80 Also to son Richard..one great throne chair, one buffet chair, one sideboard. 1598 Inventory in N. Lowe Lancs. Textile Industry 16th Cent. (1972) 108 One seeled Cheare 3s. One throne Cheare 1s. 1814 R. Wilson Private Diary (1861) II. 344 Murat was seated as a Sultan—princes and dukes all standing behind his throne-chair. 1896 Daily Leader (Bloomington, Illinois) 12 Aug. 12/5 Probably the most touching incident at the coronation of the Czar was the spectacle of his mother..weeping and seated on a throne chair beside him. 1939 Winnipeg Free Press 13 Mar. 32/4 The first stop of the procession was at the chapel of the Holy Trinity where the pope left the throne-chair for a brief moment to kneel before the sacrament. 2015 Press-Republican (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) (Nexis) 24 Sept. He has carved several throne chairs for His Holiness the Dali Lama. < as lemmas |
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