单词 | parlour piece |
释义 | > as lemmasparlour piece parlour piece n. a small-scale entertainment suitable for performance in a parlour. ΚΠ a1856 J. G. Percival Poet. Wks. (1859) II. 155 Bringing conceptions only not divine To the scant compass of a parlor piece. 2003 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 6 June (Features section) 10 This production..took what was previously staged as a musty parlour piece and turned it into a coruscating critique of social complacency. < as lemmas |
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