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lap of luxury, in the

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  1. In affluent circumstances, equipped with anything money can buy. For example, Jane grew up in the lap of luxury. This expression alludes to the lap as a place of comfort. [Late 1700s]

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It seemed to the shiftless one that he lay in the very lap of luxury, in the very best of worlds.

From The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

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