villadom
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Origin of villadom
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I don't doubt the accuracy of Mr. Riley's Yorkshiremanship, but I do think he has under-estimated the difficulty of localising the peculiar genius of villadom.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 25th, 1920 by Various
Louise made no pretence of rural inclinations, but had a great liking for tree-shadowed asphalte, for the results of elaborate horticulture, for the repose and the quiet of villadom.
From The Paying Guest by George Gissing
No, I should be bored and cold, and the coffins would get on my nerves; and besides, there is something suggestive of smug villadom in the idea of going to die at Highgate.
From Simon the Jester by William John Locke
In suburban villadom, pictured in Table III., the clerk is often father to the clerk, while the son of a shopkeeper occasionally assists his parents in the shop.
From Boy Labour and Apprenticeship by Reginald Arthur Bray
"Far from all the prettinesses of glorified villadom."
From Gossamer 1915 by George A. Birmingham
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