upstairadv.adj.
A. adv.
= upstairs adv. and n. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [adverb] > so as to ascend stairs
upstairs1598
upstair1627
1627 M. Drayton Moone-calfe in Battaile Agincourt 165 When vp-stayre one, downe-stayre another hies.
B. adj.
= upstairs adj.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [adjective] > floor or storey > situated on
upper1522
upstairs1787
upstair1814
1814 B. Heyne Tracts on India 277 I staid in an upstair room with him for many hours.
1849 D. Rock Church our Fathers I. iii. 230 Many of such upstair-chapels are still to be seen in..Gloucester cathedral.
1861 F. Nightingale Notes on Nursing (new ed.) ii. 27 But do these people know the up-stair habits of this class [sc. young ladies]?
1885 Fortn. in Waggonette 18 An upstair sitting-room.
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