Nouns, as Bedlam beggar (cf. 5), bedlam-house, bedlam-man; adjs., as bedlam-mad, bedlam-ripe, bedlam-witted.
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > hospital or infirmary > hospital for the mentally ill (36) bedlam-house1525 Nouns, as Bedlam beggar (cf. 5), bedlam-house, bedlam-man; adjs., as bedlam-mad, bedlam-ripe, bedlam-witted. dull-house1622 a mad-house. madhouse1649 A house set apart for the reception and detention of the insane; a psychiatric hospital or home, a lunatic asylum. Now colloquial (also archaic). bedlam1663 In extended use: an asylum for the mentally ill; a madhouse, ‘lunatic asylum’. lunatic hospital1762 = lunatic house n. asylum1776 A benevolent institution affording shelter and support to some class of the afflicted, the unfortunate, or destitute; e.g. an asylum for the… retreat1796 An establishment or institution for the treatment of people suffering from mental illness, addiction, etc. lunatic house1813 a hospital established for the reception and treatment of lunatics. lunatic asylum1828 = lunatic house n. maison de santé1843 a nursing home, esp. one for the mentally sick. idiot asylum1848 a hospital for the mentally ill or mentally and intellectually disabled. rat house1854 (a) North American a large conical structure built from marsh vegetation and lived in by muskrats; (b) = rat firm n. (now historical); (c) Australian… bughouse1887 North American. A psychiatric hospital. Cf. bug, n.2 4a. Now somewhat archaic. Colney Hatch1891 allusively. A hospital for the mentally ill; a ‘lunatic asylum’, a ‘madhouse’. booby hatch1896 slang (originally U.S.). A psychiatric hospital or home, an asylum for the mentally ill. mental hospital1898 a hospital or institution where people with mental disorders are treated; a psychiatric hospital. booby house1900 U.S. slang. A psychiatric hospital. Cf. booby hatch, n. 2b and booby-hutch, n. 4b. Now rare. nut factory1900 = nuthouse n. nut collegec1906 = nuthouse n. nuthouse1906 a home or hospital for people with mental illnesses; also in extended use. monkey house1910 colloquial (frequently humorous). A building, institution, etc., characterized by anarchy, folly, or ceaseless activity. Also: an institution in… booby-hutch1914 slang (originally U.S.). A psychiatric hospital or home, an asylum for the mentally ill; = booby hatch, n. 2b. rare. nuttery1915 U.S. slang. A psychiatric hospital. loony bin1919 a facetious term for a psychiatric hospital; also figurative and elliptical. nut hatch1928 = nuthouse n. at nut, n.1 adj.2compounds 2. silly house1930 a psychiatric hospital (cf. funny farm n. at funny, adj. n.2adv. compounds 2). bin1938 Short for loony bin n. at loony, adj. n.compounds. slang. snake-pit1947 spec. A psychiatric hospital (after the title of the novel by M. J. Ward: see quot. 1947). funny farm1950 a psychiatric hospital. Subcategories:— specific (2) — room in (5) |
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