| 单词 | cabinet curiosity |
| 释义 | > as lemmascabinet curiosity C1. As a modifier, denoting an item of such value, beauty, or size as to be suitable for displaying in a cabinet, private room, or gallery, as in cabinet curiosity, cabinet ornament, cabinet treasure, etc. Cf. senses A. 1a(a), A. 3, and cabinet-sized adj.See also cabinet card n., cabinet edition n., cabinet picture n., cabinet photograph n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > small enough to fit in specific container pocket?1576 cabinet1696 pocketable1699 pocket-size1820 vest-pocket1823 cabinet-sized1883 suitcase1910 1661 J. Sparrow tr. J. Böhme Holy Week 8 in tr. J. Böhme Several Treat. My little Cabinet-Treasure. 1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists iii. iii. 240 One admires Musick and Paintings, Cabinet-Curiositys and in-door Ornaments. 1836 Mirror Lit., Amusem., & Instr. 23 Apr. 272/1 The bijou possessed by the British Museum..is a gem among the cabinet treasures of the Museum. 1887 Art Potteries (Ovington Bros.) 10 The best examples of this ware are ornamented vases, which vary in price from..$50.00 to $100.00 for large mantel and cabinet ornaments. 1984 J. Davies Wine & Wheat ii. 29 The compliment of the cabinet china usually not considered necessary for friends or relatives. 2003 W.Aspray in M. J. Nye Cambr. Hist. Sci. V. 599 Until the second half of the nineteenth century, such calculating devices were cabinet curiosities. < as lemmas |
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