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pleasance
/ˈplɛzəns/
noun 3name 2
Collocations
2ADJ.
acrostic, tropical, washed
PLEASANCE + NOUN
liddell
Definitions
noun
1
A pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden.
the pleasances of old Elizabethan houses
It is a tropical pleasance, washed by a noble river.
2
Willingness to please, or the action of pleasing; courtesy.
3
The feeling of being pleased; pleasure, delight.
Now ſtands the Brere like a Loꝛd alone, / Puffed vp with pꝛyde and vaine pleaſaunce: […]
name
1
A female given name from French.
Similarly, the verse at the close of Through the Looking Glass is an acrostic for Alice Pleasance Liddell.
2
A surname transferred from the given name.
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Synonyms
noun — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people
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Idioms & Phrases
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the pleasances of old Elizabethan houses
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It is a tropical pleasance, washed by a noble river.
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Now ſtands the Brere like a Loꝛd alone, / Puffed vp with pꝛyde and vaine pleaſaunce: […]
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Similarly, the verse at the close of Through the Looking Glass is an acrostic for Alice Pleasance Liddell.
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