单词 | cloth of estate, state |
释义 | > as lemmascloth of estate, state 4. cloth of estate, state: a cloth spread over a throne or other seat of dignity; a canopy; a baldachin. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [noun] > hangings > canopy > specific heaveneOE dia1377 penthouse1517 hoopsc1520 cloth of estate, state1523 baldachin1645 dais1863 1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 484 Under a glorious cloth of astate. 1540 Act 31 Hen. VIII c. 10 No person (except only the Kings children) shal at any time hereafter..presume, to sit or haue place at any side of the cloth of estate in the Parliament chamber. 1650 R. Stapleton tr. F. Strada De Bello Belgico x. 19 Whether the King would allow him place, as a Prince-Infanta, within the Cloth of State. 1778 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry II. xvi. 405 He dined, both in the hall, and in his privy-chamber, under a cloth of estate. < as lemmas |
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