BELOW STAIRS


Meaning of BELOW STAIRS in English

also below-stairs

People sometimes use ~ to refer to the servants in a rich household and the things that are connected with them.

...a glimpse of life ~ at Buckingham Palace.

ADV: n ADV, ADV after v

Below-stairs is also an adjective.

...the below-stairs world of a 1920s country house.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

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