单词 | public house sign |
释义 | > as lemmaspublic house sign public house sign n. an often pictorial sign attached to or placed in front of a public house as a means of distinguishing it from others or directing attention to it; a pub sign. ΚΠ 1790 J. Jones Muse Good Humour 26 (title) For a public-house sign. 1849 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis I. v. 43 At which place, our friend, whose name could be seen over the playground wall, on a public-house sign..had been dreadfully bullied on account of his trade. 1997 Whitby Gaz. 25 Oct. 16/6 (advt.) Listed building consent for illumination of existing public house sign by three brass swan neck spotlights at The Royal George Public House. < as lemmas |
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