单词 | zenana room |
释义 | > as lemmaszenana room C1. General attributive, as zenana door, zenana garden, zenana room, etc. ΚΠ 1772 W. Bolts Considerations India Affairs I. ix. 96 One Ram Sonar..did then and there, with force, unlawfully and injuriously enter into his inward Zenána (or womens) apartments. 1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 244 The zenanah apparel is given to him [sc. the doby] to wash, and to iron. 1872 E. Braddon Life in India iii. 57 The influence of zenana society told upon his character. 1887 R. Kipling Lett. of Marque (1909) I. iii. 22 Zenana-rooms lay shamelessly open to the day. 1922 Chatterbox 58/1 The few [attendants] that were left ranged themselves in two rows leading from the palanquin to the zenana door. 1983 S. Rushdie Shame i. i. 13 Virtually uneducated, [the three girls]..were imprisoned in the zenana wing where they amused each other by inventing private languages. 2012 V. Morrill Formidable Fortune ii. 20 Two young women appeared at the far side of the zenana gardens. < as lemmas |
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