palace-likeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈpalᵻslʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈpæləsˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: palace n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < palace n.¹ + -like suffix.

Resembling or reminiscent of a palace. Also occasionally as adv.: †in the manner of a palace (obsolete).

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1673 M. Stevenson Norfolk Drollery 86 'Tis well his Pate was weather-proof, For Palace-like it had no Roof.

1781 R. Twining Jrnl. 16 Sept. in Sel. Papers Twining Family (1887) 69 At last we succeeded in getting apartments at the top of a palace-like inn—‘L'Empereur’.

1801 H. Skrine Rivers Great Brit. 46 Buxton where Hygæa has created her palace-like temple.

1895 H. G. Wells Time Machine iv. 47 Here and there among the greenery were palace-like buildings.

1955 Geogr. Jrnl. 121 550 In the background can be seen..two..buildings, one probably corresponding to the palace-like structure in Captain Cornwall's map published in 1782.

1998 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 26 Apr. 25 Prices start at £120,000 for a one-bed West Wing unit and rise to £550,000 for a palace-like four- to five-bedroom apartment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	palace-like
释义	palace-likeadj.adv. Brit. /ˈpalᵻslʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈpæləsˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: palace n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < palace n.¹ + -like suffix. Resembling or reminiscent of a palace. Also occasionally as adv.: †in the manner of a palace (obsolete). ΚΠ 1673 M. Stevenson Norfolk Drollery 86 'Tis well his Pate was weather-proof, For Palace-like it had no Roof. 1781 R. Twining Jrnl. 16 Sept. in Sel. Papers Twining Family (1887) 69 At last we succeeded in getting apartments at the top of a palace-like inn—‘L'Empereur’. 1801 H. Skrine Rivers Great Brit. 46 Buxton where Hygæa has created her palace-like temple. 1895 H. G. Wells Time Machine iv. 47 Here and there among the greenery were palace-like buildings. 1955 Geogr. Jrnl. 121 550 In the background can be seen..two..buildings, one probably corresponding to the palace-like structure in Captain Cornwall's map published in 1782. 1998 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 26 Apr. 25 Prices start at £120,000 for a one-bed West Wing unit and rise to £550,000 for a palace-like four- to five-bedroom apartment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1673
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