upstairadv.adj.

Etymology: up prep.² 1, 7Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈupstair.

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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	upstair
释义	upstairadv.adj. Etymology: up prep.² 1, 7Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈupstair. 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adv.adj.1627
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