table-decker
Definitions
A servant in an aristocratic household who specifies where various dishes and decorations are to be placed at table.
Examples
“At this time the table-decker came up. He took a napkin out of his budget, wiped the Cup, and was going to give⟳ the king some water to drink⟳.”
“In 1749, he complimented Mr. Garrick in an Ode on his marriage with Madam Violetti ; and about the same period he united himself in the same state with Miss⟳ Hamilton, daughter of Mr. Hamilton, table-decker to the princesses.”
“George III from 1761 included a table-decker in his personal household ; another was allocated to the ten maids-of-honour and bedchamber women, and a third to his numerous chaplains.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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