单词 | armoire |
释义 | armoiren. A free-standing cupboard, wardrobe, etc., esp. one which is ornate or (in later use) antique. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > cupboard or cabinet > [noun] aumbry1356 shelfc1440 armoryc1485 cupboard1530 armoire1571 amberc1625 tabern1657 dark-closet1726 almirah1788 cwtch1890 bahuta1916 muurkas1949 1571 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories N. Counties Eng. (1835) I. 361 Ij owld chystes ijs. vjd...ij armoires jl. 1698 M. Lister Journey to Paris 117 At the end of one of them [sc. galleries] is a large Closet of Manuscripts; also another Armoir in the great Library, where the most ancient Manuscripts are kept. 1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy I. v. 63 Every chamber is furnished with an armoire, or clothes-press, and a chest of drawers. 1823 J. Rutter Delineations of Fonthill 51 Articles of virtu which fill the open armoires. 1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy III. vi. 108 Loading the landing-place with armoires and chests of drawers. 1891 S. J. Weyman Story Francis Cludde (1900) viii. 88 On the shelves of a great armoire, or dresser,..appeared a fine show of silver plate. 1974 R. A. Caro Power Broker iii. ix. 150 The armoire in Mrs. Phipps's bedroom had belonged to James II. 2007 A. Gross Blue Zone xxxv. 197 Kate..went over to the old Irish armoire they had found at a flea market and where they now kept the TV. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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