pleasure dome
noun
a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.
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Origin of pleasure dome
First recorded in 1797; phrase apparently coined by S. T. Coleridge in his poem “Kubla Khan”
Words nearby pleasure dome
pleased as Punch, Pleasence, pleasing, pleasurable, pleasure, pleasure dome, pleasure principle, pleat, pleater, pleb, plebby
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Example sentences from the Web for pleasure dome
I will tell you what it is, but first you must hear the history of a young Persian girl who once lived in that pleasure-dome.
The Hungry Stones And Other Stories|Rabindranath Tagore