windowsilln.

Brit.

/ˈwɪndə(ʊ)sɪl/, U.S.

/ˈwɪndoʊˌsɪl/

Forms: see window n. and sill n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: window n., sill n.¹

Etymology: < window n. + sill n.¹ Compare earlier window-sole n.

A ledge or shelf forming the bottom part of a window frame; = sill n.¹ 2a.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of windows > [noun] > window-sill

sill1428

leaning-place1530

leaning-board1533

window-sole1570

leaning1663

stool1663

window ledge1679

window stoola1684

windowsill1703

window board1722

window shelf1795

window-bottom1820

window stone1822

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 241 Window-sells (sometimes call'd Window soils,) which are the bottom pieces in a Window-frame.

1752 W. Halfpenny Useful Archit. 44 The outside Front Walls are two Bricks and half thick under Ground.., diminishing to the Standard-Thickness under the Window-Sill.

1819 G. Crabbe Tales of Hall I. vii. 153 The curtains fell Half down, and rested on the window-sill.

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. viii. 123 The little flower-pots which always stood on the window-sill outside.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped ii. 15 I heard the blunderbuss rattle on the window-sill.

1939 T. S. Eliot Old Possum's Bk. Pract. Cats 14 She sits upon the window-sill.

1981 B. Cleary Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1988) vi. 110 Mrs. Quimby was..running a dustcloth over the windowsills and coffee table.

2006 Gardens Monthly Apr. 79 Every windowsill is choc-a-block with cuttings and houseplants.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	windowsill
释义	windowsilln. Brit. /ˈwɪndə(ʊ)sɪl/, U.S. /ˈwɪndoʊˌsɪl/ Forms: see window n. and sill n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: window n., sill n.¹ Etymology: < window n. + sill n.¹ Compare earlier window-sole n. A ledge or shelf forming the bottom part of a window frame; = sill n.¹ 2a. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of windows > [noun] > window-sill sill1428 leaning-place1530 leaning-board1533 window-sole1570 leaning1663 stool1663 window ledge1679 window stoola1684 windowsill1703 window board1722 window shelf1795 window-bottom1820 window stone1822 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 241 Window-sells (sometimes call'd Window soils,) which are the bottom pieces in a Window-frame. 1752 W. Halfpenny Useful Archit. 44 The outside Front Walls are two Bricks and half thick under Ground.., diminishing to the Standard-Thickness under the Window-Sill. 1819 G. Crabbe Tales of Hall I. vii. 153 The curtains fell Half down, and rested on the window-sill. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. viii. 123 The little flower-pots which always stood on the window-sill outside. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped ii. 15 I heard the blunderbuss rattle on the window-sill. 1939 T. S. Eliot Old Possum's Bk. Pract. Cats 14 She sits upon the window-sill. 1981 B. Cleary Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1988) vi. 110 Mrs. Quimby was..running a dustcloth over the windowsills and coffee table. 2006 Gardens Monthly Apr. 79 Every windowsill is choc-a-block with cuttings and houseplants. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1703
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