[ほうもつでん, houmotsuden] (n) (shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Receptacle \Re*cep"ta*cle\ (r[-e]*s[e^]p"t[.a]*k'l), n. [F.
r['e]ceptacle, L. receptaculum, fr. receptare, v. intens. fr.
recipere to receive. See {Receive}.]
1. That which serves, or is used, for receiving and
containing something, as for examople, a {basket}, a
{vase}, a {bag}, a {reservoir}; a {repository}.
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O sacred receptacle of my joys! --Shak.
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2. (Bot.)
(a) The apex of the flower stalk, from which the organs of
the flower grow, or into which they are inserted. See
Illust. of {Flower}, and {Ovary}.
(b) The dilated apex of a pedicel which serves as a common
support to a head of flowers.
(c) An intercellular cavity containing oil or resin or
other matters.
(d) A special branch which bears the fructification in
many cryptogamous plants.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Repository \Re*pos"i*to*ry\ (r[-e]*p[o^]z"[i^]*t[-o]*r[y^]), n.
[L. repositorium, repostorium: cf. OF. repositoire.]
A place where things are or may be reposited, or laid up, for
safety or preservation; a depository. --Locke.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
repository
n 1: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or
safekeeping [syn: {depository}, {deposit}, {depositary},
{repository}]
2: a person to whom a secret is entrusted [syn: {repository},
{secretary}]
3: a burial vault (usually for some famous person) [syn:
{repository}, {monument}]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
