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Turveydrop|ˈtɜːvɪdrɒp|
The surname of a character in Dickens's Bleak House (1852), who poses as a perfect model of deportment; allusively, a person who does this. Hence (colloq. and journalistic) ˈTurveydropdom; Turveyˈdropian a.
1876J. Weiss Wit, Hum. & Shaks. iii. 101 Malvolio's conceit is Turveydropian and runs to deportment. 1877W. H. Russell Prince of Wales' Tour iv. 117 The maintenance of that staid deportment which the Oriental Turveydrop considers the best proof of high State and regal dignity. 1889Catholic News 3 Aug. 5/1 She..deported herself so as to delight a Turveydrop's heart. 1892Pall Mall G. 21 June 2/1 He showed himself a past master in deportment and might be envied by Court Chamberlains, Gold Sticks, Masters of Ceremonies, and the whole of Turveydropdom. 1897N.B. Daily Mail 31 May 4 They pose in the deprecatory attitude, and become [a] sort of ‘Turveydrops’ in Church politics. 1899Longm. Mag. Apr. 337 Those Turveydropian maxims on deportment and dress. |