winding-stairs love

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A ladder-shell; a scalaria; a wentletrap. See cut under Scalaria.

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Examples

  • 'Up-stairs,' said I, pointing to a pair of winding-stairs, which led from the store to my room.

    The Life of Abraham Lincoln Henry Ketcham

  • 'Up-stairs,' said I, pointing to a pair of winding-stairs, which led from the store to my room.

    The Life of Abraham Lincoln Ketcham, Henry 1901

  • But outside in the corridor it was dark, for the lamp had died out; no trace of my companion was perceptible, and I was obliged to move along by the wall, at hazard in the dark, in order to reach the winding-stairs.

    The Oriental Story Book A Collection of Tales Wilhelm Hauff 1814

  • With little ceremony the two nobles left the apartment, traversed the vestibule, and descended the winding-stairs, the clash of Lindesay’s huge sword being heard as it rang against each step in his descent.

    The Abbot 2008

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