the floor of a parlour; the floor or storey of a house which contains the parlour.
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > floor > [noun] > types of (14) parlour floor1441 the floor of a parlour; the floor or storey of a house which contains the parlour. causey1481 A piece of pavement (of cobbles, as distinguished from flags), a paved area. Chiefly Scottish. pediment1747 A base, a foundation; a pavement; (now esp., perhaps by confusion) a pedestal. working floor1747 A floor in a malthouse where the steeped grain is spread out and turned while it begins to sprout. Also called growing floor. Now chiefly historical. parquet1814 Flooring composed of blocks of wood (or occasionally other materials) arranged in a geometric pattern. Cf. parquetry, n. Now usually as a mass noun. parquet floor1819 subfloor1838 a floor or layer of flooring used as a base for another. straight-joint floor1842 (see quot. 1842). parquet flooring1845 working floor1850 gen. A floor or other horizontal surface on which work is performed or some technical operation is carried out. dallage1856 flooring with dalles. nightingale floor1914 In Japan: a wooden floor, originally constructed in medieval times to warn of intruders, which when walked on emits a chirruping sound likened to… open floor1932 a floor with exposed joists and no ceiling on the underside; cf. open roof n. floating floor1934 (see quot. 1963). |
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