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title: antimacassar — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «antimacassar» in the school dictionary: An antimacassar is a small cloth, often lacy, put over the back or arms of a chair or sofa to keep it clean. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# antimacassar

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**Who acts:** antimacassar, armchair, Antimacassars, Victorian parlour, train seats, She · **What happens:** be, put, keep, have, crochet, come · **To what, where:** small cloth, back, antimacassar, lace antimacassar, hair oil, white antimacassars

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«antimacassar» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [antimacassar in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/antimacassar.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An antimacassar is a small cloth, often lacy, put over the back or arms of a chair or sofa to keep it clean.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:antimacassar:m1:1
# text = An antimacassar is a small cloth, often lacy, put over the back or arms of a chair or sofa to keep it clean.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	antimacassar	antimacassar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	often	often	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	lacy	lacy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
12	over	over	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	sofa	sofa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	_
25	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a antimacassar | a small cloth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a antimacassar *not said here* |  |  |  |  | often *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **put** | infinitive | a antimacassar *not said here* |  |  | the back or arms of a chair or sofa |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent over back=Destination |
| 4 | **keep** | to-infinitive | a antimacassar *not said here* | antimacassar |  |  |  | clean *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma's armchair had a lace antimacassar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:antimacassar:x1:1
# text = Grandma's armchair had a lace antimacassar.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	armchair	armchair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	lace	lace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	antimacassar	antimacassar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Grandma's armchair | a lace antimacassar |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent antimacassar=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Antimacassars kept hair oil off the chairs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:antimacassar:x2:1
# text = Antimacassars kept hair oil off the chairs.
1	Antimacassars	antimacassar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	chairs	chair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | Antimacassars | hair oil |  |  |  | off the chairs | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oil=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The Victorian parlour was full of antimacassars and ornaments.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:antimacassar:x3:1
# text = The Victorian parlour was full of antimacassars and ornaments.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	parlour	parlour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	antimacassars	antimacassar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	ornaments	ornament	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the Victorian parlour |  |  |  |  | of antimacassars and ornaments; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The train seats had white antimacassars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:antimacassar:x4:1
# text = The train seats had white antimacassars.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	seats	seat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	antimacassars	antimacassar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the train seats | white antimacassars |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent antimacassar=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She crocheted an antimacassar for the sofa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:antimacassar:x5:1
# text = She crocheted an antimacassar for the sofa.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	crocheted	crochet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	antimacassar	antimacassar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sofa	sofa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crochet** | past | She | a antimacassar |  |  |  | for the sofa | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent antimacassar=Product for sofa=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The word comes from Macassar hair oil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:antimacassar:x6:1
# text = The word comes from Macassar hair oil.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Macassar	Macassar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | the word |  |  | Macassar hair oil |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from oil=Initial\_Location |

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