单词 | corbeille |
释义 | corbeillen.ΚΠ 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) (at cited word) In Fortification, Corbeils are litte Baskets about a Foot and a half high, eight Inches broad at the bottom, and twelve at the top, which being fill'd with Earth are often set one against another on Breastworks or elsewhere, leaving certain Port-holes, from whence to fire upon the Enemy under Covert. 1818 in H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. ; and in mod. Dicts. 2. Architecture. (See quots.) (Sometimes corbel.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > fruit or flowers lily-work1611 encarpa1662 rose1664 rosette1718 flower1730 corbeille1734 lotus1750 honeysuckle1770 pannier1781 lotus blossoma1794 lilying1874 1734 Builder's Dict. Corbeils is a Piece of Carved Work in the form of a basket, full of flowers or fruits, serving in Architecture to finish some Ornament. Corbels..the Representation of a Basket sometimes seen on the heads of the Caryatides. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 583 Corbeils..sometimes used to express the bell or vase of the Corinthian capital. 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 957 Corbeil, a carved basket with flowers and fruit. 3. An elegant fruit or flower basket. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > basket > [noun] > elegant corbeille1800 1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family II. 17 In the truly graceful form of its dishes, corbeilles, compotiers. 1849 C. Brontë Shirley III. ix. 205 The full corbeille of blushing bloom. 1881 The Queen 31 Dec. 663/1 Many-tinted flowers they reserve for their bouquets or corbeilles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1706 |
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