That part of the front of a desk, bureau, or similar item of furniture which may be folded down to form a writing surface, or (later) drawn down…
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > desk > [noun] > parts of (7) fall1788 That part of the front of a desk, bureau, or similar item of furniture which may be folded down to form a writing surface, or (later) drawn down… roller top1811 †(a) n. a cylindrical top rail for a chair-back (obsolete rare); (b) adj. = roll-top, adj. loper1833 Cabinet-making. (See quots.) pedestal1866 Originally: each of the two supports of a kneehole desk, typically containing drawers (cf. pedestal desk n. at compounds 2). Now also: a small… roll-top1886 The top or cover of a roll-top desk, esp. one made of parallel slats fastened to a flexible backing. rim1923 U.S. slang. Originally: the outer edge of the (typically semicircular or horseshoe-shaped) copy desk in a newspaper office, at which copyreaders… desktop1929 The top or working surface of a desk. |
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