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basket house

basket house

9.3
A house shaped like a large basket
  • noun
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  • The newly constructed basket house became a local tourist attraction.

Examples

  • The basket house in Ohio is a popular tourist attraction.

  • They spent their vacation in a rustic basket house near the river.

  • The architect is famous for designing a basket house that stands out in the neighborhood.

  • Many people admire the unique design of a basket house.

  • The village is famous for its unique basket house that attracts many tourists.

  • She designed her own basket house with straw and wood to create a cozy atmosphere.

  • Visitors were amazed by the intricately woven details of the local basket house.

Surface Forms

basket house singular
basket houses plural

Morphology

basket + house

The meaning is directly compositional: combining 'basket' (a woven receptacle) with 'house' (a building) yields a house that looks like or is styled as a basket. This literal, noun-noun compound follows common cross-linguistic compounding patterns and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Basket house: The name basket house comes from houses built to look like a woven basket. So the phrase joins basket and house and means a house that 'looks like' a basket.