pleasure dome (noun)

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• pleasure dome — noun Date: 1797 a place of pleasurable entertainment or recreation ; resort …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• dome´like´ — dome «dohm», noun, verb, domed, dom|ing. –n. 1. a large, rounded roof or ceiling on a circular or many sided base; cupola: »Nearly every state capitol has a dome. 2. anything shaped like a dome; something high and rounded: »the dome of the sky,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Xanadu — noun The summer capital of s empire In Xanadu did Kubla KhanA stately pleasure dome decree …   Wiktionary

• inversion — /in verr zheuhn, sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of inverting. 2. the state of being inverted. 3. anything that is inverted. 4. Rhet. reversal of the usual or natural order of words; anastrophe. 5. Gram. any change from a basic word order or… …   Universalium

• frig|i|dar|i|um — «FRIHJ uh DAIR ee uhm», noun, plural dar|i|a « DAIR ee uh». 1. the cooling apartment of the ancient Roman baths, usually furnished with a cold bath: »Like Catullus in the great pleasure dome at Sermione, he…steamed in the sudatorium, chilled in… …   Useful english dictionary

• Xan|a|du — «ZAN uh doo», noun, plural dus. a large or stately mansion or the like; pleasure dome: »The house is no Xanadu;…there is something extravagantly not right about it (Time). ╂[allusion to the exotic place in Samuel Taylor Coleridge s Kubla Khan] …   Useful english dictionary

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• Beauty — For beauty as a characteristic of a person s appearance, see Physical attractiveness. For other uses, see Beauty (disambiguation). Rayonnant rose window in Notre Dame de Paris. Light was considered as the most beautiful revelation of God, as was… …   Wikipedia

• Hong Kong — Hong Konger. Hongkongite, n. /hong kong / 1. a British crown colony comprising Hong Kong island (29 sq. mi.; 75 sq. km), Kowloon peninsula, nearby islands, and the adjacent mainland in SE China (New Territories): reverted to Chinese sovereignty… …   Universalium

• Stars and planetary systems in fiction — The planetary systems of stars other than the Sun and the Solar System are a staple element in much science fiction. Contents 1 Overview 1.1 The brightest stars …   Wikipedia