| 单词 | writing bed |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswriting bed writing bed n. chiefly North American (now rare) a board or level surface for writing on, esp. one forming part of a desk, writing table, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > other materials for writing on > [noun] sand-table1812 ostracon1853 writing bed1891 sand-tray1893 1891 Decorator & Furnisher Aug. 165/2 Each desk has a hardwood writing bed, sliding pigeon-hole fronts with white silicate labels attached for pencil marking..etc. 1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 14 Apr. 3/5 (advt.) Writing Desks. Just the thing for the home, nicely finished in Imperial Golden Oak, large writing bed with enclosed pigeon holes for papers. 1971 New Yorker 8 May 3 Open, it's a sewing table. Closed, it's a writing bed..a fine mahogany Sheraton. 1987 Leader-Times (Kittanning, Pa.) 10 Dec. 7/2 The flat working area [of a rolltop desk] was known as the writing bed and it varied from about 30 to 44 inches deep. < as lemmas |
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