单词 | party call |
释义 | > as lemmasparty call ΚΠ 1858 M. C. Conkling Amer. Gentleman's Guide Politeness & Fashion 48 His grand entrée this morning..was, no doubt, occasioned by his having heard some one say that, what vulgar people style a ‘party call’, was incumbent upon him after my reception. 1899 K. Chopin Awakening xxxiii. 252 Then in the afternoon Mrs. Merriman and Mrs. Highcamp had made their ‘party call’. Edna felt that they might have dispensed with the formality. 1910 J. W. Tompkins Mothers & Fathers 144 They only came twice, and those were party calls. < as lemmas |
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