单词 | reclinatory |
释义 | † reclinatoryn. Obsolete. 1. Something on which to recline; a couch. Also figurative.In quot. ?a1439: (perhaps) a room affording rest or privacy. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > sofa or couch > [noun] reclinatoryc1425 crabat1483 coucha1500 daybed1597 squab1664 repose1685 settee1716 sofa1717 long chair1750 duchesse1794 canapé1795 chaise-longue1800 sultane1803 chaise lounge1807 lounge1830 dormeuse1865 takht1884 méridienne1925 Berbice1951 lounger1964 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. 689 (MED) Deuised wern..In þe frountel of euery stretis syde Fresche alures..moustryng outward riche tabernacles, Vowted a-boue like reclinatories. a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) i. 4553 (MED) Pryncis..seeth..how Fortune in hir reclynatoire With hir triacle tempreth fals poisouns. c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1911) i. 122 O blissed seyntes..Doun from þe hevenly goldyn reclynatorie, Your grace distylleth. 1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) v. vi. sig. rrvv His trone and his reclynatorye. a1634 W. Austin Devotionis Augustinianæ Flamma (1635) 48 His Couches (or Reclinatories) were but meane ones. 1661 T. Wilson Compl. Christian Dict. 70/2 The Covenant of grace, which is..to God as a soft reclinatory, like that of the Mercy-seat where he is said to sit. 1762 T. Gent Hist. Great Eastern Window St. Peter's Cathedral, York ii. 97 [He] enjoy'd greater Delight than King Solomon in his glorious Reclinatory. 2. spec. A seat used by a priest when hearing confession. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > furniture > confessional > [noun] > seat for priest within reclinatory1637 1637 J. Pocklington Altare Christianum 24 To the Chancels belong the Vestry..and Reclinatories for hearing Confessions. 1640 R. Baillie Ladensium Αὐτοκατάκρισις v. 76 A publick penitentiarie, who..might in the Kirk sit in his reclinatorie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.c1425 |
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