| 单词 | duchesse dressing-table |
| 释义 | > as lemmasduchesse dressing-table 2. duchesse dressing-chest, duchesse dressing-table, a dressing-table with a swing-glass; also elliptical; duchesse toilet-cover, duchesse toilet-set, a cover for a dressing-table, or a set of covers usually consisting of one long runner, one smaller, and two very small mats. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > dressing table toilet1667 dressing table1668 toilet table1753 dresser1828 kidney table1845 duchesse dressing-table1863 poudreuse1902 vanity table1936 vanity1937 1863 M. B. Chesnut Diary Sept. in C. V. Woodward Mary Chesnut's Civil War (1981) xviii. 456 She had a duchesse dressing table—muslin and lace. 1881 C. C. Harrison Woman's Handiwork Mod. Homes iii. 210 The Duchesse Dressing Table... Dear to woman's heart is the convenient little ‘Duchesse’..with its snowy draperies. 1895 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 15 Sept. 1102/2 Duchesse Toilet Covers. 1906 Lady's World Nov. 156/1 Very dainty Duchesse toilet sets can be made by placing some of these floral squares on a foundation of coloured silk. 1922 Daily Tel. 12 June 20/1 Burr walnut duchesse tables and washstands. 1930 Daily Tel. 5 Apr. 21/7 Duchesse dressing chests. 1957 J. Frame Owls do Cry i. xii. 54 The tweezers..stayed in exactly the same place on the duchesse. < as lemmas |
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