window seatn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪndə(ʊ) siːt/, U.S.

/ˈwɪndoʊ ˌsit/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: window n., seat n.

Etymology: < window n. + seat n.

1. A seat below or by a window in a building, esp. one in a bay or alcove.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > [noun] > other seats

desk1560

seat-arch1703

window seat1715

podium1722

sunkie1788

stab1805

screen1820

porch swing1891

club-fender1915

stuff-over1915

1715 H. Pickworth Charge of Error 119 One of their most noted Preachers and Directors made no scruple to hide his Alamodes under his Window Seat.

1778 F. Burney Evelina III. xv. 159 Looking on the window-seat, she presently found the books.

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 336 Settee, a sopha or moveable window-seat.

1873 A. D. Whitney Other Girls xxvii. 357 There were window-seats in the two windows.

1922 People's Home Jrnl. July 6/1 Norma Wayne was sitting quite silent and motionless on the wide window-seat of her living-room.

1964 U. K. Le Guin in Amazing Stories Sept. 50/1 They sat together on a stone windowseat high up in the Great Tower.

2010 Ideal Home May (Living Room Ideas Suppl.) 74 Footstools, window seats and chaises longues all make good occasional seating.

2. A seat next to a window in a train, bus, aeroplane, etc., as opposed to one next to an aisle or corridor. Cf. aisle seat n. (b) at aisle n. Compounds.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > parts and equipment of vehicles generally > [noun] > seat > of specific type or position

driver's seata1726

side seat1742

driving seat1788

back seata1832

aisle seat1838

car seat1850

reclining seat1857

window seat1862

passenger seat1867

seat-board1873

garden seat1884

bucket-seat1908

shotgun1940

Sleeperette1950

sleeper seat1960

1862 Church Eng. Sunday School Monthly Mag. for Teachers July 210/1 He was fortunate enough to obtain the window seat he desired in a clean leather cushion compartment.

1926 R. Kipling Debits & Credits 410 They entered the little train... ‘Isn't it lucky we've got window-seats?’

1967 E. Hunt Danger Game viii. 142 In the plane Elaine was annoyed to find Mrs. Delf had the window seat allotted her.

1981 G. Markstein Ultimate Issue 289 The train came into the station, and Verago took a window seat.

2007 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 25 June 14 The man opposite me was sitting on the aisle side, leaving the window seat free.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	window seat
释义	window seatn. Brit. /ˈwɪndə(ʊ) siːt/, U.S. /ˈwɪndoʊ ˌsit/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: window n., seat n. Etymology: < window n. + seat n. 1. A seat below or by a window in a building, esp. one in a bay or alcove. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > [noun] > other seats desk1560 seat-arch1703 window seat1715 podium1722 sunkie1788 stab1805 screen1820 porch swing1891 club-fender1915 stuff-over1915 1715 H. Pickworth Charge of Error 119 One of their most noted Preachers and Directors made no scruple to hide his Alamodes under his Window Seat. 1778 F. Burney Evelina III. xv. 159 Looking on the window-seat, she presently found the books. 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 336 Settee, a sopha or moveable window-seat. 1873 A. D. Whitney Other Girls xxvii. 357 There were window-seats in the two windows. 1922 People's Home Jrnl. July 6/1 Norma Wayne was sitting quite silent and motionless on the wide window-seat of her living-room. 1964 U. K. Le Guin in Amazing Stories Sept. 50/1 They sat together on a stone windowseat high up in the Great Tower. 2010 Ideal Home May (Living Room Ideas Suppl.) 74 Footstools, window seats and chaises longues all make good occasional seating. 2. A seat next to a window in a train, bus, aeroplane, etc., as opposed to one next to an aisle or corridor. Cf. aisle seat n. (b) at aisle n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > parts and equipment of vehicles generally > [noun] > seat > of specific type or position driver's seata1726 side seat1742 driving seat1788 back seata1832 aisle seat1838 car seat1850 reclining seat1857 window seat1862 passenger seat1867 seat-board1873 garden seat1884 bucket-seat1908 shotgun1940 Sleeperette1950 sleeper seat1960 1862 Church Eng. Sunday School Monthly Mag. for Teachers July 210/1 He was fortunate enough to obtain the window seat he desired in a clean leather cushion compartment. 1926 R. Kipling Debits & Credits 410 They entered the little train... ‘Isn't it lucky we've got window-seats?’ 1967 E. Hunt Danger Game viii. 142 In the plane Elaine was annoyed to find Mrs. Delf had the window seat allotted her. 1981 G. Markstein Ultimate Issue 289 The train came into the station, and Verago took a window seat. 2007 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 25 June 14 The man opposite me was sitting on the aisle side, leaving the window seat free. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1715
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