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above stairs Explained

above stairs at English (WD) Of Explained:

==English==

Alternative forms

* above-stairs
Inter: sense » noun|adjective abovestairs

Pronunciation

* Inter: a » US Inter: IPA » /əˈbʌv stɜɹs/

Adverb

Inter: en-adv » -
  • Inter: archai » c upstairs; in or on an upper floor.Inter: reference-book » last =| first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor =Gove, Philip Babcock | others = | title = Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged | origdate = | origyear = 1909 | origmonth = | url = | format = | accessdate = | accessyear = | accessmonth = | edition = | date = | year =1976 | month = | publisher =G. & C. Merriam Co. | location = Springfield, MA | language = | id = | doi = | isbn =0-87779-101-5 | lccn = | ol = | pages =5| chapter = | chapterurl = | quote =
    1. 1749: Category: w - :Henry Fielding|Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
    2. : The physician now arrived, and began to inquire of the two disputants, how we all did above-stairs? "In a miserable way," answered Thwackum.
    3. 1877: Category: w - :Henry James|Henry James, The American
    4. : She took him to a room above-stairs, and introduced him to a bed on which a magnified bolster, in yellow calico, figured as a counterpane.
    5. 1901: Category: w - :M. P. Shiel|M. P. Shiel, The Lord of the Sea

  • : He was found above-stairs in an empty room, searching the floor for something.

    References

    • Related words:

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