单词 | lavender and old lace |
释义 | > as lemmaslavender and old lace c. lavender and old lace: the title of a novel and play used to describe a gentle and ‘old-fashioned’ style. The novel by Myrtle Reed was published in 1902 and the dramatized version by Rose Warner in 1938. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [noun] > old-fashionedness > old-fashioned, nostalgic, or gentle style archaism1643 lavender and old lace1966 retro1974 1966 Guardian 25 Nov. 14/7 Arthur Pollard..is largely concerned to dispel the notion that E. C. Gaskell is a writer of ‘lavender and old lace’. 1966 M. Steen Looking Glass v. 88 E. V. Lucas..never wrote twaddle: the lavender and old lace of his titles masked erudition. 1968 A. Hocking & E. Healey Murder cries Out iv. 54 This astounded gentleman..had received a description of Miss Willoughby as all ‘lavender and old lace’. < as lemmas |
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