below stairs

noun (usually used with a singular verb)Chiefly British.

(formerly) the basement rooms usually used by servants, as servants' quarters, kitchen, and laundry room.

Words nearby below stairs

Belovo, below, belowdecks, belowground, below par, below stairs, below the belt, hit, below the line, Bel Paese, Belsen, Belsey operation

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Example sentences from the Web for below stairs

I obeyed on the instant and a few moments later the scene of below-stairs was repeated, with me powerless to resist.
Mrs. Raffles|John Kendrick Bangs
I am neither young enough nor sufficiently democratic to enjoy day after day a below-stairs status.
Sonnets from the Patagonian|Donald Evans
Below-stairs, at early daybreak, Maurice awoke upon his sofa.
The Downfall|Emile Zola
And in that bright afterday she and the even more apotheosized Emma renewed their below-stairs friendship.
Superwomen|Albert Payson Terhune

And below-stairs the sense of personal rancor against "a 'anger-on" is strong.
T. Tembarom|Frances Hodgson Burnett

British Dictionary definitions for below stairs

below stairs

adverb

(formerly) at or in the basement of a large house, considered as the place where the servants live and work

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单词	below stairs
释义	below stairs noun (usually used with a singular verb)Chiefly British. (formerly) the basement rooms usually used by servants, as servants' quarters, kitchen, and laundry room. Words nearby below stairs Belovo, below, belowdecks, belowground, below par, below stairs, below the belt, hit, below the line, Bel Paese, Belsen, Belsey operation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for below stairs I obeyed on the instant and a few moments later the scene of below-stairs was repeated, with me powerless to resist. Mrs. Raffles\|John Kendrick Bangs I am neither young enough nor sufficiently democratic to enjoy day after day a below-stairs status. Sonnets from the Patagonian\|Donald Evans Below-stairs, at early daybreak, Maurice awoke upon his sofa. The Downfall\|Emile Zola And in that bright afterday she and the even more apotheosized Emma renewed their below-stairs friendship. Superwomen\|Albert Payson Terhune And below-stairs the sense of personal rancor against "a 'anger-on" is strong. T. Tembarom\|Frances Hodgson Burnett British Dictionary definitions for below stairs below stairs adverb (formerly) at or in the basement of a large house, considered as the place where the servants live and work Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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