pleasure dome
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pleasure dome
First recorded in 1797; phrase apparently coined by S. T. Coleridge in his poem “Kubla Khan”
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As in “Kubla Khan,” my trip sparkles like a pleasure dome and echoes with cries of “Beware!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
“A pleasure dome decreed by a man who insisted, out of the one dark fear we all know about, that all the surfaces be gay and brilliant and playful.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2021
With seven children between them, the Hilfigers wanted to be sure that their seaside pleasure dome was appealing for family gatherings.
From Architectural Digest ● Aug. 5, 2014
I was at a Disney demo event in London, exploring the Toy Box mode, a vast creative pleasure dome where you use dozens of objects, buildings and tools to construct your own mini Disney adventures.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2013
Even I knew I would be no ornament to this elegant and expensive pleasure dome.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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