| 单词 |
komfoor |
| 释义 |
komfoor S. Afr.|kɒmˈfɔə(r)|
Also komvoor, konfoor.
[Afrikaans, f. Picard form of OFr. chaufoire kettle for hot water.]
A small brazier; a chafing-dish; a foot-stove.
1841Cape of Good Hope Almanac (Advt.), Tools of all descriptions... Brushes, kettles, and komfores. 1844J. Backhouse Narr. Visit Mauritius & S. Afr. v. 84 To preserve warmth, the Dutch women use an apparatus to set their feet upon, called a Komfoor. 1940‘B. Knight’ Walking the Whirlwind vii. 144 She signalled to the slave near the door to hand round charcoal from the komfoor to relight some of the pipes. 1951Cape Times 6 Sept. 16/1 Samovars are almost as common in Cape Town as komvoors and spittoons used to be in the salesrooms. 1965A. Gordon-Brown S. Afr. Heritage II. 21 Brass Coffee Pot under which is the original Konfoor to contain burning charcoal for keeping the coffee hot. 1972A. A. Telford Yesterday's Dress 81 She sits drinking coffee with her bare feet upon a ‘komfoor’ which as its name implies was a wooden ‘chaufette’ containing a pan of charcoal, a comfortable footwarmer. |
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