单词 | gueridon |
释义 | gueridon (once / 984943 pages) n A gueridon is a French side table with a circular top. You may see a gueridon in the furniture wing of a museum or even your antiques-loving grandfather's house. Gueridons were first made in seventeenth century France, and they had intricate, curved columns supporting their round tops. These columns were usually carved with figures inspired by ancient Roman and Greek forms. While gueridons are usually ornate and decorative, their simple purpose was to hold a small object, like a vase or candlestick. The word comes from the French name Guéridon, a fictional character featured in stories and songs in the seventeenth century. WORD FAMILYgueridon: gueridons USAGE EXAMPLESA high vase of remarkable beauty, filled with white roses, stood on the gueridon. Churchill, Winston, A Modern Chronicle — Complete(2010) The table, a rickety gueridon, overbalanced, and away rolled my uncorked phial of prussic acid and fell into a hundred pieces on the tessellated floor. Locke, William John, The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a No...(2010) Maria Theresa took up the letter from the gueridon on which she had laid it, and began to look it over. Mühlbach, L. (Luise), Joseph II. and His Court(2010) n a small round table Hyper table a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs |
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