| 单词 | state bed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstate bed state bed n. a bed or throne used by a monarch or other person of high rank to receive visitors, being typically richly decorated and having a canopy or baldachin; cf. sense 17a. ΚΠ 1700 J. Hopkins Amasia I. ii. 42 He on a flying state-bed richly made, Rock'd by young thunder, is in transport lay'd. ?1762 W. Ince & J. Mayhew Universal Syst. Houshold Furnit. (1960) 5 A State Bed, with a Dome Teaster, which has been executed, and may be esteemed amongst the best in England. 1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. 104 King Duncan in grand majesty Has got my state bed for a snooze. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products State-bed, an elaborately carved or decorated bed. 1955 R. Fastnedge Eng. Furnit. Styles iii. 86 Queen Anne's state bed, at Hampton Court, is hung, with Spitalfields velvet, patterned in rich colours on a cream ground. 1997 National Trust Mag. Spring 22/2 The tester from the Chatsworth State Bed..dates from about 1690. < as lemmas |
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