单词 | nonesuch chest |
释义 | > as lemmasNonesuch chest Nonesuch chest n. a type of wooden chest made in the 16th and 17th centuries, inlaid with stylized architectural designs supposedly representing Nonesuch Palace. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > chest > carved or ornamental Nonesuch chest1905 tilting coffer1911 1905 F. S. Robinson Eng. Furnit. v. 71 A somewhat rare type of chest..called a ‘Nonesuch’ chest. 1920 Connoisseur Dec. 205 The ‘Nonsuch chest’..possesses the flat surface unrelieved by mouldings, which is characteristic of many of the earlier inlaid pieces. 1973 Country Life 7 June 1690 English oak chest, with..bands of stylised zig-zag ornament reminiscent of so-called None~such chests... Circa 1630. < as lemmas |
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