china closet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of china closet
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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“To her, the world was not a china closet where you admire this and don’t touch that,” McBride wrote of Chona in the novel.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
Original hardwood floors, Victorian paint color scheme, ornate curved oak staircase and woodworking; sitting parlor, formal dining room with built-in china closet, eat-in kitchen, pocket doors.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 7, 2016
As Winston Churchill once said about one of Haig's predecessors, John Foster Dulles: "He is the only case of a bull I know who carries his china closet with him."
From Time Magazine Archive
Above her, the sun shines through a latticework of broken boards that was once the roof and onto a dust-covered china closet.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Come and take a walk, my dear?” cried Polly, hopping toward the china closet, with a look suggestive of a lump of sugar.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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