单词 | housing |
释义 | housing 1. n.   1. a dwelling-houses collectively. b the provision of these.   2. shelter, lodging.   3. a rigid casing, esp. for moving or sensitive parts of a machine.   4. the hole or niche cut in one piece of wood to receive some part of another in order to join them. Phrases and idioms housing estate a residential area planned as a unit. 2. n. a cloth covering put on a horse for protection or ornament. Etymology: ME = covering, f. obs. house f. OF houce f. med.L hultia f. Gmc |
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