| 单词 | mule chest |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmule chest mule chest n. a hybrid form of chest, intermediate between a simple chest and a chest of drawers (see quot. 1911). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > chest of drawers > [noun] > other types of foot-gang1530 lobby chest1803 wagon box1810 wagon chest1827 bahut1840 Wellington chest1880 tansu1885 mule chest1911 Wellington1936 1911 J. P. Blake & A. E. Reveirs-Hopkins Tudor to Stuart (Little Bks. Old Furnit.) vi. 96 In some cases during the transition from the simple chest to the chest of drawers, we find a chest with drawer or drawers below and false drawer fronts to match on the upper portion. The old chest lid is still retained. This type, being a hybrid, is known amongst collectors as the ‘Mule Chest’. 1923 J. C. Rogers Eng. Furnit. ii. 15 The ‘mule chest’, or dower chest, with its proverbial bottom drawer. 1990 Ideal Home Apr. 178/2 (advt.) Full range of traditionally styled pine bookcases, toyboxes, mule chests, monks benches. < as lemmas |
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