above stairs

upstairs.

Origin of above stairs

First recorded in 1750–60

Above-stairs the two ladies separated at Mrs. Touchett's door.

The Portrait of a Lady |Henry James
Above-stairs Dick was sleeping the sound, dreamless sleep of healthy weariness, and most likely dreaming of the girl by the brook.

Diane of the Green Van |Leona Dalrymple
Above-stairs, my female companion lodged in a chamber furnished with chintz.

The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Volume I |Tobias Smollett
The physician now arrived, and began to inquire of the two disputants, how we all did above-stairs?

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling |Henry Fielding

Mrs. Jones hid her hands awkwardly under her apron and reddened as she glanced up at Thomas, who had come back from above-stairs.

Lightnin' |Frank Bacon