palm courtn.
/ˈpɑːm kɔːt/, /ˌpɑːm ˈkɔːt/, U.S. /ˈpɑ(l)m ˈkɔrt/ 1. A large room or patio, esp. in a hotel, decorated with palm trees.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > room adorned with plants or palm trees
palm court1870
palm room1891
1870 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 748/2 He left the Temple, leaving word at the porter's lodge that a gentleman was lying dead-drunk in Palm Court.
1908 Westm. Gaz. 12 Mar. 10/2 The lounge or palm-court of to-day was merely a revival of the Greek hall.
1930 E. Waugh Vile Bodies x. 197 The manager of the ‘Imperial’..upheld the integrity of British hotel-keeping. Tea, he explained, was served daily in the Palm Court, with orchestra on Thursdays and Sundays, between the hours of four and six.
1990 N. De Mille Gold Coast vi. xxxv. 585 There were a few federales in the palm court.
2. Light orchestral music of a type formerly played in the palm courts of hotels, etc. Frequently attributive, as palm court music, palm court number, etc.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [noun] > other general types
country music1585
water musicc1660
concert music1776
eye music1812
ballet music1813
night music1832
absolute music1856
Tafelmusik1880
Ars Antiqua1886
Ars Nova1886
early music1886
tone poetry1890
mood music1922
Gebrauchsmusik1930
shake music1935
modernistic1938
industrial1942
spasm music1943
musica reservata1944
protest music1949
night music1950
palm court music1958
title music1960
bottleneck guitar1961
rinky-tink1962
Schrammel-musik1967
sweet music1967
chutney1968
roots music1969
electronica1980
multiphonics1983
chutney soca1987
chiptune1992
1958 Times 17 Jan. 3 Opera we certainly must have as a change from palm-court music and rock 'n roll on television.
1966 ‘M. Brewer’ Man against Fear xvi. 171 I recognised a popular Palm Court number from Traviata.
1970 E. Lee Music of People vii. 138 Music which would now be called ‘Palm Court’ was still widely popular.
1986 Times (Nexis) 12 Oct. A lot of music is like souped-up Palm Court but less melodious.
1998 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 31 May 16/3 Her renditions of palm-court tunes can call to mind sepia photos of impassioned Gypsies, none too sober.
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palm court bar n.
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1969 Times 30 Apr. (Brighton Suppl.) p. i/3 The bingo hall with a palm court bar and lounge.
2000 Business World (Philippines) (Nexis) 15 Dec. On December 31, the Palm Court Bar will be the venue of the Ballroom Dance Party starting at 8 pm.
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palm court orchestra n. a small band which plays palm court music.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > company of instrumentalists > [noun] > orchestra > types of
Philharmonic Orchestra1740
philharmonica1796
gamelan1816
chamber orchestra1880
symphony1926
palm court orchestra1942
youth orchestra1948
Phil1949
steel orchestra1952
sinfonietta1970
sinfonia1976
1942 Times 30 Nov. 7/7 Programme for the forces... 10. Albert Sandler and the Palm Court Orchestra.
1959 Observer 21 June 18/4 The sugary tones of the Palm Court orchestra are never far away.
1993 Bookseller (BNC) 2 Apr. 40 Theme 1930s evenings with casinos and Palm Court Orchestras.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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