单词 | bureau plat |
释义 | bureau platn. A type of (large) flat-topped writing desk (esp. one made or decorated in an ornate French style) supported by four legs, typically with one shallow central drawer, and one or two corresponding drawers at either side. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > writing desk writing desk1598 writing tablea1613 scritory1616 scrutoire1665 scriptor1666 bureau1698 escritoire1707 secretaire1771 secretary1803 bonheur du jour1820 table desk1820 bureau plat1887 1887 Times 24 Aug. 4/1 The large writing-table, or, as it is technically called, bureau plat, which was replaced in the Council Chamber at Versailles in 1840. 1923 Burlington Mag. Jan. 31/2 Mlle. Ballot..re-publishes a second version of the same design..accompanied by a bureau plat. 1971 Country Life 1 Apr. 740/1 The treasures that have thus been saved include..five Georgian side-chairs, a bureau-plat, six Adam ormolu wall sconces, [etc.]. 2013 B. T. Bradford Secrets from Past xviii. 115 A bureau plat, the flat-topped French desk my mother preferred, stood in front of the high-arched window. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1887 |
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