show housen.

Brit.

/ˈʃəʊ haʊs/, U.S.

/ˈʃoʊ ˌhaʊs/

Forms: see show n.¹ and house n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: show n.¹, house n.¹

Etymology: < show n.¹ + house n.¹

†a. A shop or other building in which goods are displayed. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > showroom

show house1505

showroom1616

show shop1787

1505 Patent Roll, 20 Henry VII 15 Jan. (P.R.O.: C 66/595) m. 25 dorso All personnes hauyng shewe houses or pakke houses within the seid towne or marches shall lette to ferme the same houses to the merchauntes aduenturers.

c1600 in Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. (1902) 16 35 No..Merchant Adventurer..shall..keepe open shoppe or shewhouse.

b. A greenhouse used mainly for displaying, rather than cultivating, plants.

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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > greenhouse or glass-house > other types of glass-house or hothouse

orangeryc1660

winter garden1736

pinery1756

succession house1786

mushroom house1797

striking-house1824

palm house1826

show house1831

cold house1841

pine-house1843

orchard house1858

coolhouse1869

1831 Hull Packet & Humber Mercury 16 Aug. Mr. Lee was the delighted possessor of 300 fucia plants, all giving promise of blossom. The two which opened first were removed into his show-house.

1843 Paxton's Mag. Bot. 10 275 To make the show-house or conservatory gay during the earlier months of the year, fresh bulbs, shrubs [etc.].

1883 F. A. Fawkes Hort. Buildings 62 In growing-houses,..artificial supports to the pots are required. In show-houses, neither supports nor pots should be prominent.

1956 Kew Bull. 11 24 There was a fine display of Orchid blooms in the public showhouses.

2005 T. S. Spencer & J. J. Russell Gardens across Amer. I. 186 The show house on the east side of the dome presents continuous displays of blooming plants.

2. A theatre; (later) esp. one in which musicals, variety acts, or similar shows are performed. Cf. playhouse n. 1.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > [noun]

houseOE

playhouseOE

playing-placea1375

showplace1560

show hall1562

theatre?1577

theatre-house1578

cockpita1616

stage-house1638

show house1674

saloon1747

theatrum1786

spellkenc1800

hippodrome1811

spell1819

show-box1822

1674 T. Duffett Empress of Morocco 42 When scourged Vermin from the Stage do Crall..When Heccate calls, they thither swarm till full 'tis..Because at yon Show-house you liked such doings.

1742 Politicks in Miniature 17 Mine Show House is full of Spectators; the Curtain draws up.

1828 J. Morier Adventures Hajji Baba in Eng. II. iv. 48 The first night of our appearance at a great show-house, we saw the representation of a story, well calculated to excite our feelings.

1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl vi. 105 A certain wooden show-house..an old travelling theatre.

1963 A. T. Schwab James Gibbons Huneker iv. 35 The recently opened Lyceum, soon to become one of society's favorite showhouses.

2006 K. Schiecke Hist. Movie Theatres in Illinois ii. 348/1 Opened as the Gaiety Theatre, a vaudeville-type showhouse that also showed movies.

a. A mansion or stately home which is regularly open to the public for viewing. Also more generally: any house intended for or worthy of display. Cf. show home n. 1.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > house of architectural merit

showplace1753

show house1801

show home1857

1801 J. Britton Beauties Wilts. II. xiv. 28 It [sc. the Ducal residence] being seldom visited as a show-house, I do not conceive that a long description will be necessary.

1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am I. ii. 14 Fairview..was not a grand house, or a show house. It had a snug and even homely air.

1908 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 July 34/1 Chatsworth House..is one of the best known show houses in the country.

1950 Financial Times 9 June 10/7 (advt.) Find the 14th Century Show House of Sussex mentioned in Doomsday Book.

1994 M. Bunce Countryside Ideal iv. 89 Many [country houses]..acquired the status of show houses, regular tourist sites not only to be viewed from a distance but also to be entered and appreciated from within.

b. Chiefly British and Irish English. A house on a newly built development which is furnished and decorated to be shown to prospective buyers of similar houses in the same development. Also figurative. Cf. show home n. 2, show flat n. at show n.¹ Compounds 3.In North American usage the more usual term is model home (model home n. at model n. and adj. Compounds 2).

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > house built as advertisement

model home1921

show house1929

show home1966

1929 Observer 14 July 30/3 (advt.) Show house open 10 till 10... These are really high-class properties.

1962 Listener 15 Nov. 799/1 It [sc. the Labour Party] wished, as it were, to paddle its own canoe—to build in Britain a show-house of democratic socialism which the rest of Europe might inspect and then draw the lesson.

1974 Country Life 19 Dec. (Suppl.) 19 Family houses to be constructed... Showhouse available for visiting.

2013 A. Gibbons Raining Fire viii. 95 They both lived on new estates with show houses on the corner.

c. U.S. A house which is furnished and decorated by one or more interior design companies and opened to the public for viewing as a charitable event, in which proceeds are typically donated afterwards to a particular cause. Often with modifier as designer show house, decorator show house, etc.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > other types of house

houseOE

showernc1175

house of fencec1425

abbey1665

park1750

trust house1751

subhouse1771

hurley-house1814

bure1843

ideal home1854

tholtan1856

picture house1858

village-house1862

tumble-down1866

tree-house1867

mazet1873

riad1881

slaughterhouse1899

whare puni1911

mas1912

social housing1928

quadruplex1939

share house1945

starter home1948

show house1957

painted lady1978

self-build1978

starter1979

Earthship1985

Queenslander1985

des res1986

common house1989

1957 San Mateo (Calif.) Times 20 Nov. 11/4 Details of the ‘Decorators' Showhouse’ were announced today.

1980 Chicago Tribune 13 July xiii. 1/1 Chicago-area showhouses have entertained an audience of more than 350,000 eager peepers who have traipsed through nearly 400 rooms in roughly 25 houses revamped by scores of decorators.

1992 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 16 July c9/1 Fountain Manor, an English Tudor-style mansion, is the site of a designer show house through Aug. 9 to benefit the Ruth Newman Shapiro Cancer and Heart Fund.

2014 D. Andrews Nightingale before Christmas i. 5 When the show house opens..the historical society gets half the money.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	show house
释义	show housen. Brit. /ˈʃəʊ haʊs/, U.S. /ˈʃoʊ ˌhaʊs/ Forms: see show n.¹ and house n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: show n.¹, house n.¹ Etymology: < show n.¹ + house n.¹ 1. †a. A shop or other building in which goods are displayed. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > showroom show house1505 showroom1616 show shop1787 1505 Patent Roll, 20 Henry VII 15 Jan. (P.R.O.: C 66/595) m. 25 dorso All personnes hauyng shewe houses or pakke houses within the seid towne or marches shall lette to ferme the same houses to the merchauntes aduenturers. c1600 in Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. (1902) 16 35 No..Merchant Adventurer..shall..keepe open shoppe or shewhouse. b. A greenhouse used mainly for displaying, rather than cultivating, plants. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > greenhouse or glass-house > other types of glass-house or hothouse orangeryc1660 winter garden1736 pinery1756 succession house1786 mushroom house1797 striking-house1824 palm house1826 show house1831 cold house1841 pine-house1843 orchard house1858 coolhouse1869 1831 Hull Packet & Humber Mercury 16 Aug. Mr. Lee was the delighted possessor of 300 fucia plants, all giving promise of blossom. The two which opened first were removed into his show-house. 1843 Paxton's Mag. Bot. 10 275 To make the show-house or conservatory gay during the earlier months of the year, fresh bulbs, shrubs [etc.]. 1883 F. A. Fawkes Hort. Buildings 62 In growing-houses,..artificial supports to the pots are required. In show-houses, neither supports nor pots should be prominent. 1956 Kew Bull. 11 24 There was a fine display of Orchid blooms in the public showhouses. 2005 T. S. Spencer & J. J. Russell Gardens across Amer. I. 186 The show house on the east side of the dome presents continuous displays of blooming plants. 2. A theatre; (later) esp. one in which musicals, variety acts, or similar shows are performed. Cf. playhouse n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > [noun] houseOE playhouseOE playing-placea1375 showplace1560 show hall1562 theatre?1577 theatre-house1578 cockpita1616 stage-house1638 show house1674 saloon1747 theatrum1786 spellkenc1800 hippodrome1811 spell1819 show-box1822 1674 T. Duffett Empress of Morocco 42 When scourged Vermin from the Stage do Crall..When Heccate calls, they thither swarm till full 'tis..Because at yon Show-house you liked such doings. 1742 Politicks in Miniature 17 Mine Show House is full of Spectators; the Curtain draws up. 1828 J. Morier Adventures Hajji Baba in Eng. II. iv. 48 The first night of our appearance at a great show-house, we saw the representation of a story, well calculated to excite our feelings. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl vi. 105 A certain wooden show-house..an old travelling theatre. 1963 A. T. Schwab James Gibbons Huneker iv. 35 The recently opened Lyceum, soon to become one of society's favorite showhouses. 2006 K. Schiecke Hist. Movie Theatres in Illinois ii. 348/1 Opened as the Gaiety Theatre, a vaudeville-type showhouse that also showed movies. 3. a. A mansion or stately home which is regularly open to the public for viewing. Also more generally: any house intended for or worthy of display. Cf. show home n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > house of architectural merit showplace1753 show house1801 show home1857 1801 J. Britton Beauties Wilts. II. xiv. 28 It [sc. the Ducal residence] being seldom visited as a show-house, I do not conceive that a long description will be necessary. 1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am I. ii. 14 Fairview..was not a grand house, or a show house. It had a snug and even homely air. 1908 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 July 34/1 Chatsworth House..is one of the best known show houses in the country. 1950 Financial Times 9 June 10/7 (advt.) Find the 14th Century Show House of Sussex mentioned in Doomsday Book. 1994 M. Bunce Countryside Ideal iv. 89 Many [country houses]..acquired the status of show houses, regular tourist sites not only to be viewed from a distance but also to be entered and appreciated from within. b. Chiefly British and Irish English. A house on a newly built development which is furnished and decorated to be shown to prospective buyers of similar houses in the same development. Also figurative. Cf. show home n. 2, show flat n. at show n.¹ Compounds 3.In North American usage the more usual term is model home (model home n. at model n. and adj. Compounds 2). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > house built as advertisement model home1921 show house1929 show home1966 1929 Observer 14 July 30/3 (advt.) Show house open 10 till 10... These are really high-class properties. 1962 Listener 15 Nov. 799/1 It [sc. the Labour Party] wished, as it were, to paddle its own canoe—to build in Britain a show-house of democratic socialism which the rest of Europe might inspect and then draw the lesson. 1974 Country Life 19 Dec. (Suppl.) 19 Family houses to be constructed... Showhouse available for visiting. 2013 A. Gibbons Raining Fire viii. 95 They both lived on new estates with show houses on the corner. c. U.S. A house which is furnished and decorated by one or more interior design companies and opened to the public for viewing as a charitable event, in which proceeds are typically donated afterwards to a particular cause. Often with modifier as designer show house, decorator show house, etc. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > other types of house houseOE showernc1175 house of fencec1425 abbey1665 park1750 trust house1751 subhouse1771 hurley-house1814 bure1843 ideal home1854 tholtan1856 picture house1858 village-house1862 tumble-down1866 tree-house1867 mazet1873 riad1881 slaughterhouse1899 whare puni1911 mas1912 social housing1928 quadruplex1939 share house1945 starter home1948 show house1957 painted lady1978 self-build1978 starter1979 Earthship1985 Queenslander1985 des res1986 common house1989 1957 San Mateo (Calif.) Times 20 Nov. 11/4 Details of the ‘Decorators' Showhouse’ were announced today. 1980 Chicago Tribune 13 July xiii. 1/1 Chicago-area showhouses have entertained an audience of more than 350,000 eager peepers who have traipsed through nearly 400 rooms in roughly 25 houses revamped by scores of decorators. 1992 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 16 July c9/1 Fountain Manor, an English Tudor-style mansion, is the site of a designer show house through Aug. 9 to benefit the Ruth Newman Shapiro Cancer and Heart Fund. 2014 D. Andrews Nightingale before Christmas i. 5 When the show house opens..the historical society gets half the money. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1505
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