| 单词 | card receiver |
| 释义 | > as lemmascard receiver card receiver n. chiefly U.S., now historical a small decorative tray for holding cards, esp. calling cards. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > visit > visiting > [noun] > visiting card > receptacles for card receiver1829 1829 Young Lady's Bk. 475 What-nots, or card receivers, may be made in a variety of shapes. 1861 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 16 Mar. 129/1 Sir, she undertook this morning to wash my Sévres card receiver and vases. 1926 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 31 Oct. 59/3 Mrs. Hadley had decided to install the mirror in the hall opposite the stairway and the table with the card receiver near by. 2014 M. Lynch-Brennan Irish Bridget iv. 67 If those whom they visited were not at home, proper etiquette required the visitor to leave her engraved calling card in the card receiver proffered by the servant who greeted her. < as lemmas |
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