Thursday 11th August 2016
Pantechnicon /pænˈtɛknɪkən/
Noun (Brit)
1. a large van, esp one used for furniture removals
2. a warehouse where furniture is stored
Quote
On the day that the pantechnicon came, which was shortly before Easter at the
beginning of April, I sat by the first fire to burn in the barn while George and Tom
put the books on the shelves in the places I indicated.
Jane Duncan, My Friends George and Tom 1976
Origin
Pantechnicon can be traced to the Greek pân meaning "everything" and
technikón meaning "artistic, skillful." It entered English in the 1830’s as the
name of a London bazaar that eventually came to be used as a furniture
warehouse, thus giving rise to the "furniture van" sense of the term.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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