单词 | corner-seat |
释义 | > as lemmascorner-seat corner-seat n. (also figurative) ΚΠ 1852 Illustr. London News 17 Jan. 51/3 The two corner seats at the top of the interior [of an omnibus]. 1867 A. D. Whitney Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life v. 79 Mrs. Thoresby and Mrs. Linceford got inside the vehicle at once, securing comfortable back corner-seats. 1894 J. T. Taylor Veil Lifted 31 His thoughts had been..concentrated upon..securing a corner seat in a smoking carriage. 1940 L. MacNeice Last Ditch 21 Opposite in corner seats we hope for nearness. 1959 J. Braine Vodi x. 143 They had booked first-class corner seats to death, all of them. < as lemmas |
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