单词 | hoteldom |
释义 | hoteldomn. The realm of hotels; hotels collectively. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > public lodging-places > [noun] > hotel > collectively hoteldom1850 1850 Southern Literary Messenger Aug. 512/2 The midsummer stagnation of New York is now at its crisis, the accustomed social haunts and habits are broken up, the life of hotel-dom holds the ascendancy. 1866 N.Y. Times 25 May 8/1 Preeminent among the cities of the world, New-York stands famous for its magnificent hotels... We pronounce it..the ne plus ultra of hoteldom this side of the pearly gate. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 1 June 9/2 Then our representative turned his attention to hoteldom. 1927 Glasgow Herald 28 Mar. 11/1 There is to be an addition to London hoteldom. 1964 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 21 Mar. 28 The biggest thing in hoteldom lately is non-eating. 2006 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 152/1 Hip Hoteldom is hell. It's no longer cool enough to name-drop that you're staying at the new, searingly hot Gramercy Park Hotel in New York City. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850 |
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