| 单词 | monk's bench |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmonk's bench monk's bench n. a long seat having a hinged back which can be swung over to rest on the arms, thus forming a table (cf. monk's table n.). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > [noun] > convertible seat monk chair1571 monk's bench1899 monk's table1907 monk's chair1984 1899 Living Age 17 June 751/2 A peculiar form of settle..is the table-chair, in which the back of the seat folds over, and, supported on the arms, forms a table... This ingenious contrivance has been copied by the modern antique-furniture maker, and such articles humorously dubbed sedilia or monks' benches. 1925 J. G. Brodhurst & E. J. Layton Gloss. Eng. Furnit. 110 Sometimes settles were treated in a similar manner and called Monks' Benches. 1950 S. Howard Our Furnit. through Ages viii. 162 A table-settle..was of Cromwellian inspiration and was in consequence most uninspiring; it is sometimes called a ‘Monk's Bench’. 1990 Ideal Home Apr. 178/2 (advt.) Full range of traditionally styled pine bookcases.., monks benches, bedside cabinets. < as lemmas |
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