A winding or spiral staircase. Obsolete exc. archaic.
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] > winding or spiral (12) vicea1382 A winding or spiral staircase. Obsolete exc. archaic. turngrece1483 A winding stair, as in a turret, etc. Also attrib. turnpike1516 Sc. A staircase which winds round a central axis; a spiral or winding stair; later applied to other forms of staircase: cf. turnpike stair n., tur… cochleaa1552 A spiral staircase [so Greek κοχλίας]. cockle stairs1624 (A flight of) winding stairs; a spiral staircase. Dutch stairs1649 collective plural (of sense 2). Dutch stairs: apparently a light winding staircase. Obsolete. turnpike stair1730 newel stair1851 newel staircase1859 Subcategories:— case or shaft of (1) — bottom of (1) — winding of (1) |
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