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单词 monocleid
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monocleidadj.n.

Brit. /ˈmɒnəklʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəˌklaɪd/
Forms: 1800s– monocleid, 1800s– monocleide.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek μονο-, κλειδ-.
Etymology: < ancient Greek μονο- mono- comb. form + κλειδ-, κλείς key (see cleido-mastoid adj.).
rare. Now historical.
A. adj.
Designating a cabinet locked by a single key.
ΚΠ
?1841 T. Sopwith (title) Description of the monocleid writing-cabinets: adapted to secure a systematic arrangement of papers.
1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 758/1 Monocleid writing cabinet... The whole of the drawers, closets, and partitions may be opened by one lock.
1870 All Year Round 9 July 123/1 A key that will fasten all the drawers in a cabinet with one locking, exactly expresses what Mr. Sopwith achieves with his Monocleid cabinet.
1891 B. W. Richardson Thomas Sopwith xiv. 137 The essay on the Monocleid writers' cabinet describes a series of improvements.
2002 www.andersonandgarland.co.uk 4 Apr. (O.E.D. Archive) An oak monocleid desk with central fall-flap enclosing pigeon holes, flanked by a pair of panel doors enclosing short drawers and bases, 47 1/2in. x 56in. high.
B. n.
A cabinet locked by a single key.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > cupboard or cabinet > [noun] > other cupboards or cabinets
Flanders chest1400
warestall1508
livery cupboard1571
boy1656
by-closet1696
corner-cupboard1711
India cabinet1721
pot-cupboard1789
housemaid's cupboard1843
monocleid1885
vargueño1911
console1925
cocktail cabinet1928
storage unit1951
1885 Newcastle Chron. 25 May Superior Oak Monocleide.
1891 B. W. Richardson Thomas Sopwith xiv. 137 The Monocleid was a very handsome piece of furniture.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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