country houses
- plural of country house.
Example Sentences
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Three of the councillors had been banished from Quebec, being ordered to remain in their country-houses till permitted to return.
From Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 by LeSueur, William Dawson
The perpetual forest hems the city in on all sides landwards; and, towards the suburbs, picturesque country-houses are seen scattered about, half buried in luxuriant foliage.
From Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers by Bulfinch, Thomas
They had not their country-houses and conservatories in those days; nor their sons in the "Guards;" nor a daughter married to a Viscount.
From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Lever, Charles James
These were the country-houses and gardens of the rich merchants of Scio.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by Stephens, John Lloyd
The bey has a palace here, and the French resident-general, the British consul, other officials, and many Tunisians have country-houses, surrounded by groves of olive trees.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
