单词 | snow-house |
释义 | > as lemmassnow-house snow-house n. (a) a house in which snow is preserved in warm weather; (b) a house or hut built of snow. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > place where anything is or may be stored > storehouse > for ice or snow conservatory1626 snow-house1662 ice house1666 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > hut or hovel > [noun] > made of ice or snow ice house1788 snow-house1827 igloo1856 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 303 Having made as much [ice] as they desire, they..put it up into Snow-Houses, whereof there are so many at Ispahan. 1827 J. Holmes Hist. United Brethren (ed. 2) ii. 80 The Esquimaux now began to build a snow-house, about thirty paces from the beach. 1881 J. Geikie Prehist. Europe 19 He may even have occupied temporary snow-houses, like those made by the Eskimo. < as lemmas |
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