单词 | canapé |
释义 | canapén. 1. A bite-sized item of food consisting of a small piece of bread, pastry, etc., with a savoury topping, served in batches as appetizers or (now typically) with drinks at receptions or formal parties; (also) the piece of bread, pastry, etc., forming the base of such an item. Later also more generally: any small item of food served in this way. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > bread with spread or filling > [noun] > canape canapé?1750 angels on horseback1870 devils on horseback1885 crostini1953 ?1750 Mod. Method regulating & forming Table 43/1 Canapes of Anchovies. 1813 L. E. Ude French Cook xiv. 353 Use your beurre d'anchois when wanted, for either canapés, sallads, or fish sauce. 1889 C. Owen Choice Cookery xviii. 169 Cut out [the cheese] in little cubes, and serve on canapés of fried bread. 1908 Daily Chron. 10 Apr. 7/5 As an appetiser nothing is better than a canape of chicken. 1955 J. Cannan Long Shadows i. 11 She had sipped, smoked, examined pictures, nibbled canapés, moved here and there. 1981 Bon Appétit Nov. 188/1 Some possibilities for cold canapé toppings are..smoked salmon and cream cheese spread with capers, [etc.]. 2010 Art Q. Spring 69/2 After drinks and canapés in the Egyptian gallery, guests enjoyed a private view of the exhibition. 2. A sofa; esp. a decorative French sofa of the 18th cent. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > sofa or couch > [noun] reclinatoryc1425 crabat1483 coucha1500 daybed1597 squab1664 repose1685 settee1716 sofa1717 long chair1750 duchesse1794 canapé1795 chaise-longue1800 sultane1803 chaise lounge1807 lounge1830 dormeuse1865 takht1884 méridienne1925 Berbice1951 lounger1964 1795 tr. J.-M. Roland de La Platière Appeal to Impartial Posterity i. 75 Madam de Boismorel..seats herself quietly upon her canapé. 1859 M. A. P. Smith Six Years' Trav. in Russia II. iv. 58 We passed through a succession of splendid apartments to an inner one, where sat the two old friends on a canapé. 1892 F. Litchfield Illustr. Hist. Furnit. vi. 167 (caption) Carved and Gilt Canapé or sofa. 1955 R. Fastnedge Eng. Furnit. Styles vi. 144 Settees..were produced in emulation of Louis XV canapés. 1981 R. Scruton Fortnight's Anger ii. 35 The Kid had the habit of sitting there, among the cushions of the long canapé. 2005 J. Miller Furniture 109/2 (caption) This Louis XIV tapestry-covered walnut canapé is part of a suite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1750 |
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