单词 | double chair |
释义 | > as lemmasdouble chair double chair n. †(a) a light pleasure carriage having two seats (obsolete); (b) a love-seat. ΚΠ 1795 C. Pettigrew Let. 19 Sept. in Pettigrew Papers (MS, Univ. N. Carolina) I think it will be best to send the Double Chair. 1833 Maryland Hist. Mag. (1918) 13 338 Dr. Smith..and Drs negro boy left Salisbury with two easy riding horses and a double chair. 1904 P. Macquoid Hist. Eng. Furnit. I. ix. 220 Double chairs or love-seats. 1934 Burlington Mag. Oct. 163/1 An oak chair dated 1672..of unusual width, but hardly wide enough to be described as a double chair. 1962 Skiing Nov. 27 To her, John Jay is most likely a historical figure, moguls are business tycoons.., a doublechair is a love-seat, and the ‘milk run’ is the drive to the local delicatessen for groceries. < as lemmas |
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