单词 | house-made |
释义 | house-madeadj. 1. Made by hand or in a person's home; homemade, handmade. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [adjective] > of or belonging to home > made, grown, etc., at home home1552 homemade1565 homegrown1645 home-cooked1811 homebuilt1819 house-made1836 1836 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. 20 i. 125 The scene is merely a drawing-room, and the actors content with table-covers, house-made aprons, and fire-screens. 1871 L. Spender Her Own Fault III. viii. 110 I've been to tea at the Priory; we had clotted cream and house-made bread. 1895 London & China Tel. 11 Mar. (Suppl.) 8/2 The Japanese industry is making rapid progress in this line, both in house-made goods and satins manufactured on power looms. 2011 E. A. Worden in J. Cole Ethnic Groups Europe 263/2 Offering a guest a glass of house-made wine (often from an earthenware pitcher) is the utmost sign of Moldovan hospitality. 2. Chiefly North American. Of food or drink in a restaurant, cafe, etc.: made on the premises. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > [adjective] > types of goods homemade1565 consumable1692 in nature1719 inconsumable1785 soft1833 tenderable1868 orderable1872 self-serve1918 offshore1947 house-made1972 1972 Washington Post 17 Sept. 54/3 Another [soup] that I enjoyed was cream of mushroom. This started with house-made chicken broth. 1988 Gourmet Oct. 38/2 The basket of house-made breads must be mentioned, too, especially the airy whole-wheat rolls and the corn muffins. 1999 Independent (Nexis) 22 Aug. (Features section) 23 A junior food reviewer..was unable to describe the excellence of the house-made pumpkin ravioli. 2011 T. Pettigrew Charleston Beer v. 75 Southend Brewery and Smokehouse started bringing house-made beer to market on East Bay Street in mid-1996. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1836 |
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