| 单词 | hot cupboard |
| 释义 | > as lemmashot cupboard hot cupboard n. (a) a heated cupboard (usually part of a stove) for warming plates, dishes, etc.; cf. hot closet n. (a); (b) an airing cupboard; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > stove or cooker > [noun] > plate-warmer plate warmer1721 hot closet1798 hot cupboard1820 hotplate1925 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > airing cupboard hot cupboard1820 airing cupboard1883 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > cupboard or cabinet > [noun] > airing hot cupboard1820 airing cupboard1883 hot press1962 1820 Times 3 Jan. 4/5 (advt.) A capital kitchen-range, with hot cupboard and steam apparatus. 1877 W. Gilbert Them Boots iv. 86 They all expressed their gratitude to the man who had invented hot cupboards, wherein the linen could be comfortably dried without being hung out on lines. 1931 S. Beckett Proust 51 The Cartesian hotcupboard of the Guermantes library. 1959 Observer 12 Apr. 14/5 The bathroom..is assumed to be on first-floor level, adjoining a bedroom with access to water-heater hot-cupboard from the passage. 1997 Publican 27 Jan. 36/4 (advt.) Commercial catering auction... Gas & electric fryers, portable bain maries & hot cupboards. < as lemmas |
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