单词 | table desk |
释义 | > as lemmastable desk table desk n. (a) a desk with a broad, flat top; (b) a kind of folding writing box that opens to provide a sloping desktop for use on a table. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > writing desk writing desk1598 writing tablea1613 scritory1616 scrutoire1665 scriptor1666 bureau1698 escritoire1707 secretaire1771 secretary1803 bonheur du jour1820 table desk1820 bureau plat1887 society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > writing-box writing box1474 table desk1820 papeterie1840 1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 446/1 The body or reservoir of the lamp may either form part of the lamp exhibited to view, or it may be concealed under a table desk. 1857 Times 10 Dec. 12/1 I found that the table-desk was locked, and I felt some of the old man's pockets, but could not find the key. 1904 ‘M. Corelli’ God's Good Man 503 Placed below this, and slightly towards the centre of the room, was the Bishop's table-desk and chair. 1965 J. A. Michener Source 799 Gottesmann was surprised, therefore, when this frail child slammed shut the folding table-desk used by the Palmach as its headquarters. 1984 L. Auchincloss Bk. Class xi. 154 I found him slumped over his great black Italian table-desk, his face covered by his hands. 2002 D. Harris Portable Writing Desks 4 The small pieces of furniture that are the subject of this book are often known by different names: writing slope, writing box, table desk, lap desk, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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