| 单词 | aldwych-farcical |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAldwych-ˈfarcical Aldwych-ˈfarcical adj. of or relating to an Aldwych farce; spec. (in later use after quot. 1939) designating a type of architecture or interior design resembling the upper-middle-class domestic setting of this genre.Cf. Stockbroker Tudor n. at stockbroker n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1939 O. Lancaster Homes Sweet Homes 68 Aldwych Farcical... In..this semi-rustic revival..the country-house atmosphere is even more overwhelming... Light and air..are admitted through a bewildering selection of doors and French windows. 1953 Observer 16 Aug. 7/6 Tea-table tittle-tattle with an Aldwych-farcical flavour. 1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai xiv. 255 The country home of the novels of P. G. Wodehouse... Osbert Lancaster has aptly described it as ‘Aldwych farcical’. An eight-leaf mahogany table..sat solidly on a thick Turkey carpet [etc.]. 1998 Plays Internat. 14 15/2 An Aldwych-farcical situation, with each of four family members separately and unbeknownst to the others inviting a variously unsuitable guest for a weekend. < as lemmas |
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