单词 | cresting rail |
释义 | > as lemmascresting rail 2. Ornamental edging on a chair, settee, etc. Also attributive, as cresting rail. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > parts of furniture generally > ornamental parts boll1651 gallery1853 split baluster1904 cresting1908 trim1922 1908 P. Macquoid Hist. Eng. Furnit. IV. viii. 241 Sometimes the whole of the splat was formed of crossed diagonal lines..and the panel of the cresting lightly carved in place of painting. 1941 Burlington Mag. June 187/1 The back [of the Director chair] was of a light and elegant design with graceful curves to the splat and cresting rail. 1963 Times 2 Mar. 11/7 Compared with Director designs, the Portuguese cresting rail is deeper, generally less pierced, and treated much more as a pediment. < as lemmas |
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