单词 | butler's pantry |
释义 | > as lemmasbutler's pantry butler's pantry n. (originally) a room in a large house used for the storage of dishes, glassware, cutlery, etc.; (later) such a room, also used for serving meals, storing food, etc., and usually located between the kitchen and dining room; cf. butlery n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > place for keeping tableware sculleryc1440 eweryc1460 silver scullery1686 butler's pantry1721 pewtery1864 plate room1931 1721 True Inventory Sir J. Fellowes 25 (heading) in Particulars Estates South-sea Company I Butler's Pantry. 1885 Harper's Mag. Mar. 544/1 An elderly cousin..was discovered..in the butler's pantry ogling an untouched Strasburg pie. 1917 New Country Life Jan. 53/1 Dining room dishes should always be washed in the butler's pantry as this is the ideal arrangement for separating the processes of work. 2007 A. Shreve Body Surfing 159 A long butler's pantry with glass cupboards on both sides. < as lemmas |
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