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stately home n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Brit a large mansion, esp one open to the public ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
stately home noun mansion, hall, palace, château, manor house It's a nice, smallish, comfortable stately home. Translations stately home n (Brit) → residenza nobiliare (d'interesse storico e artistico) stately home n (Brit) → residenza nobiliare (d'interesse storico e artistico) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Darker and more desolate seemed his stately home, and when the Fairies asked for flowers, he felt ashamed that he had none to give them. It was the custom in those days in the stately homes of England for the whole strength of the company to take their meals together. |
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