A boarding house; a small hotel. Formerly also: †a tavern; a boarding school (obsolete).
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > public lodging-places > [noun] > boarding house (16) pensiona1652 A boarding house; a small hotel. Formerly also: †a tavern; a boarding school (obsolete). boarding-house1728 a house in which persons board. lodging-house1766 A house, other than an inn or hotel, in which lodgings are let. private hotel1796 a residential hotel or boarding house, usually privately owned, which receives guests only by private arrangement. drum1846 slang (originally British). A house or other dwelling; a room or establishment for accommodation or recreation; spec. (a) a drinking-place or… boarding-place1854 a boarding-house. lodging-hall1860 a lodging-house. rooming house1873 A building divided into furnished rooms or apartments for rent. chawl1891 An Indian lodging-house. model1899 colloquial. Scottish. Short for model lodging house n. at compounds 2. guest house1925 A house for the reception of paying guests. kipping-house1925 also attributive as kipping-house, a lodging-house. pensione1929 In Italy: a small hotel or boarding house. pensionnat1963 A boarding house. Cf. pension, n. 7c. rare. Subcategories:— for workmen (1) — furnished apartment (1) |
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