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statelystate‧ly /ˈsteɪtli/ adjective - a stately old house
- She turned and walked back in the same stately manner as before.
- Even more stately pleasure domes were being built in Newport.
- The stately stone gate piers of the Bishop's Palace confronted them.
- The frontage was stately and symmetrical, promising similar qualities within.
- The long, flowing manes and tails were like silk and their high-stepping stately walk was a delight to watch.
NOUN► home· Similarly, the interiors of the stately homes-Pemberley, Longbourn, Rosings-were pristine.· Stately homes Much of the generality of what has been said about important religious buildings and castles is true about stately homes.· I remember a stately home which proudly displayed a Nelson letter the original of which was in the National Maritime Museum.· The earl is currently struggling to secure the future of his stately home, Bemersyde, near St Boswells.· Twelve miles away at Goodwood, you can visit the racecourse, stately home, and country park.· Nor are all his yarns about stately homes and ladies in grey.· It was, of course, the perfect training for a housewife, even if the house in question were a stately home.· Fire destroys stately home Simon Trump A CENTURIES-old stately home packed with priceless antiques was wiped out by fire yesterday. 1done slowly and with a lot of ceremony: the stately progress of the procession2impressive in style and size: stately buildings—stateliness noun [uncountable] |