单词 | menuisier |
释义 | menuisiern. Now historical. A French craftsman (esp. of the 18th cent.) engaged in the production of wooden furniture. ΚΠ 1874 J. H. Pollen Anc. & Mod. Furnit. S. Kensington Mus. p. lxxxiii New statutes for menuisiers were confirmed by Louis XI. in 1467. 1878 F. B. Pallister tr. A. Jacquemart Hist. Furnit. iii. 24 The different appellations by which workers in furniture were designated, are..proof of the indecision existing in the exercise of their trade; some are called carpenters..finally the name of joiner (menuisier) appears. 1938 Burlington Mag. May 243/2 Bailard,..famous menuisier, provided the frames for thirty chairs. 1960 H. Hayward Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 181/2 In France, as far as furniture was concerned, the menuisiers were responsible for making chairs, beds and other furniture made from plain or carved woods. 1979 Early Music 7 479/1 Hemsch and Goermans may well have had their bases made by the same menuisier. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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