snuggeryn.

/ˈsnʌɡəri/

Forms: Also 1800s -erie.

Etymology: < snug adj.¹ + -ery suffix.

a. A cosy or comfortable room, esp. one of small size, into which a person retires for seclusion or quiet; a bachelor's den.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > private or inner room

bowerc1000

chamber?c1225

privy chambera1382

closeta1387

closera1400

conclavea1400

wardrobea1400

cell?1440

garderobe?c1450

retreatc1500

parlour1561

cabinet1565

cabin1594

in-room?1615

recamera1622

sanctum sanctorum1707

adytum1800

snuggery1812

sulking-room1816

sanctum1819

anderoon1840

inner sanctum1843

thalamus1850

growlery1853

1812 M. Edgeworth Absentee iii, in Tales Fashionable Life V. 268 Let me establish you comfortably in this, which I call my sanctuary—my snuggery.

1815 Zeluca I. 171 You must come and dine, and..play whist in a snuggerie with Lady Whitelock.

1825 Lockhart in S. Smiles Publisher & Friends (1891) II. xxvii. 229 Habits which render it difficult for me to do any serious work out of my own snuggery.

1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour viii. xlii. 230 Each particular apartment..down to the smallest bachelor snuggery, was replete with elegance and comfort.

1892 S. Baring-Gould Trag. Cæsars I. 192 On the top of the house was a snuggery, into which he retired when he wanted to be entirely alone.

attributive.1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. viii. 401 Tom..soon managed to place on the snuggery table better materials for a meal.1898 W. White Jrnls. 72 An attempt to make a Cambridge snuggery affair of it.

b. spec. The bar-parlour of an inn or public-house; = snug n.² 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > tavern or public house > parlour or snug

parlour1631

box1691

grocery1806

snuggery1829

snug1838

snug1860

bar-parlour1876

beer-parlour1925

1829 P. Egan Boxiana New Ser. II. 206 Shelton, on Friday evening after the fight, made his bow to the Daffy Club, at the Castle Tavern, Holborn: and, in the snuggery, Tom received the £100 stakes, as the reward of his victory.

1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) x. 96 There's these here painted tops in the snuggery inside the bar.

1847 A. Smith Christopher Tadpole (1848) xxix. 259 The bar did not differ from others of its class,..but the snuggery behind was remarkable.

a. A snug, comfortable, or cosy house or dwelling.

ΘΚΠ

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

snuggery1833

1833 T. Hook Parson's Daughter I. i. 18 It [sc. the cottage] was one of the prettiest things imaginable; its interior was a perfect snuggery.

1847 W. Irving Life & Lett. (1866) III. 402 Converting what was once rather a make-shift little mansion into one of the most complete snuggeries in the country.

1893 I. Burton Life R. F. Burton I. 440 The Diplomats have snuggeries here [i.e. Petropolis], and form a pleasant society.

b. A snug place, position, feature, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [noun] > snug place, position, or feature

the snug1757

snuggery1850

comfort zone1948

1850 Lit. Gaz. 16 Nov. 849/2 The zeal of your modern squire, ensconced in his curtained snuggery of a pew.

1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home II. 80 A friend had given us his suburban residence, with all its conveniences, elegances, and snuggeries.

1867 E. Yates Forlorn Hope I. viii. 184 Lady Muriel rose from the soft snuggery of her cushioned chair.

a1953 D. Thomas Under Milk Wood (1954) 2 It is night neddying among the snuggeries of babies.

3. A snug company or party. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a company or body of persons > [noun] > snug company or party

snuggery1831

1831 Lincoln Herald 1 July 4/5 Let not this snuggery of literary dunderheads imagine that they are all ambushed.

1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 15 Aug. p. x/2 And the committee would, I am sure, be a snuggery of all the no-goods and do-goods whom I have spent half my life successfully avoiding.

4. An easy comfortable position or post; a sinecure. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > [noun] > office without duties

sinecure1676

sinecureship1827

snuggery1839

1839 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 45 767 Another puts his bastard son into a splendid snuggery for life.

1855 A. Trollope Warden iii. 49 Here was a nice man to be initiated into the comfortable arcana of ecclesiastical snuggeries.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	snuggery
释义	snuggeryn. /ˈsnʌɡəri/ Forms: Also 1800s -erie. Etymology: < snug adj.¹ + -ery suffix. 1. a. A cosy or comfortable room, esp. one of small size, into which a person retires for seclusion or quiet; a bachelor's den. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > private or inner room bowerc1000 chamber?c1225 privy chambera1382 closeta1387 closera1400 conclavea1400 wardrobea1400 cell?1440 garderobe?c1450 retreatc1500 parlour1561 cabinet1565 cabin1594 in-room?1615 recamera1622 sanctum sanctorum1707 adytum1800 snuggery1812 sulking-room1816 sanctum1819 anderoon1840 inner sanctum1843 thalamus1850 growlery1853 1812 M. Edgeworth Absentee iii, in Tales Fashionable Life V. 268 Let me establish you comfortably in this, which I call my sanctuary—my snuggery. 1815 Zeluca I. 171 You must come and dine, and..play whist in a snuggerie with Lady Whitelock. 1825 Lockhart in S. Smiles Publisher & Friends (1891) II. xxvii. 229 Habits which render it difficult for me to do any serious work out of my own snuggery. 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour viii. xlii. 230 Each particular apartment..down to the smallest bachelor snuggery, was replete with elegance and comfort. 1892 S. Baring-Gould Trag. Cæsars I. 192 On the top of the house was a snuggery, into which he retired when he wanted to be entirely alone. attributive.1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. viii. 401 Tom..soon managed to place on the snuggery table better materials for a meal.1898 W. White Jrnls. 72 An attempt to make a Cambridge snuggery affair of it. b. spec. The bar-parlour of an inn or public-house; = snug n.² 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > drinking place > [noun] > tavern or public house > parlour or snug parlour1631 box1691 grocery1806 snuggery1829 snug1838 snug1860 bar-parlour1876 beer-parlour1925 1829 P. Egan Boxiana New Ser. II. 206 Shelton, on Friday evening after the fight, made his bow to the Daffy Club, at the Castle Tavern, Holborn: and, in the snuggery, Tom received the £100 stakes, as the reward of his victory. 1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) x. 96 There's these here painted tops in the snuggery inside the bar. 1847 A. Smith Christopher Tadpole (1848) xxix. 259 The bar did not differ from others of its class,..but the snuggery behind was remarkable. 2. a. A snug, comfortable, or cosy house or dwelling. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [noun] > snug dwelling snuggery1833 1833 T. Hook Parson's Daughter I. i. 18 It [sc. the cottage] was one of the prettiest things imaginable; its interior was a perfect snuggery. 1847 W. Irving Life & Lett. (1866) III. 402 Converting what was once rather a make-shift little mansion into one of the most complete snuggeries in the country. 1893 I. Burton Life R. F. Burton I. 440 The Diplomats have snuggeries here [i.e. Petropolis], and form a pleasant society. b. A snug place, position, feature, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [noun] > snug place, position, or feature the snug1757 snuggery1850 comfort zone1948 1850 Lit. Gaz. 16 Nov. 849/2 The zeal of your modern squire, ensconced in his curtained snuggery of a pew. 1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home II. 80 A friend had given us his suburban residence, with all its conveniences, elegances, and snuggeries. 1867 E. Yates Forlorn Hope I. viii. 184 Lady Muriel rose from the soft snuggery of her cushioned chair. a1953 D. Thomas Under Milk Wood (1954) 2 It is night neddying among the snuggeries of babies. 3. A snug company or party. rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a company or body of persons > [noun] > snug company or party snuggery1831 1831 Lincoln Herald 1 July 4/5 Let not this snuggery of literary dunderheads imagine that they are all ambushed. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 15 Aug. p. x/2 And the committee would, I am sure, be a snuggery of all the no-goods and do-goods whom I have spent half my life successfully avoiding. 4. An easy comfortable position or post; a sinecure. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > [noun] > office without duties sinecure1676 sinecureship1827 snuggery1839 1839 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 45 767 Another puts his bastard son into a splendid snuggery for life. 1855 A. Trollope Warden iii. 49 Here was a nice man to be initiated into the comfortable arcana of ecclesiastical snuggeries. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1812
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