12 Matching Annotations
  1. Mar 2021
    1. character

      Character is being used in this context as a verb. It refers to specific features or signs that distinguish something or someone. https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/30640?rskey=jOKRHR&result=2&isAdvanced=false#eid

    2. Verſailles.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Versailles Versailles is a city in France and the capital of Yvelines department. It is renowned worldwide as a top tourist destination due to the Palace of Versailles and the Gardens of Versailles. https://www.britannica.com/place/Versailles-France

    3. Boulogne,

      A city in France. It is on the coast of northern France, southwest of Calais at the mouth of the Liane River.

      https://www.britannica.com/place/Boulogne

    4. patrimony,

      Patrimony is used in this context as a noun. It refers to property inherited from one's father or passed down from one's ancestors; an inheritance. https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/138896?redirectedFrom=patrimony#eid

    5. Chaldea

      Chaldea is located in southern Babylon. It is the land bordering the head of the Persian Gulf between the Arabian desert and the Euphrates delta. www.britannica.com/place/Chaldea

    6. Bourbonnois, the ſweeteſt part of France

      It is a historical and cultural region in France. www.britannica.com/place/Bourbonnais

    1. Bourgoisie

      Bourgoisie is used in this context as a noun. It refers to the citizenry of a town or borough in France. It is also more generally used to refer to the middle class. https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/22112?redirectedFrom=bourgeoisie#eid

    2. town of Abdera

      https://www.britannica.com/place/Abdera Abdera is a municipality in Greece. It is an ancient town.

    3. Tartuffe

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartuffe Tartuffe referred to as the hypocrite or imposter was a theatrical comedy performed in 1664 by Moliere.<br> It refers to a hypocritical pretender to religion, or, by extension, to the best of any kind. https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/197997?redirectedFrom=tartuffe#eid

    4. shagreen case,

      Shagreen case is made out of ray or shark skin. It was commonly used in the 17th and 18th century.

      https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22383/angyeongjip-spectacle-case-angyeongjip-unknown/

    5. the whole tour; going on from Rome to Naples—from Naples to Venice—from Venice to Vienna—to Dresden, to Berlin

      In the 18th century the Grand Tour became a rite of passage for aristocratic young men. The journey typically involved three or four years of travel around Europe.

      https://www.britannica.com/topic/Grand-Tour

    6. billet-doux

      billet-doux is used as a noun in this context and it refers to a love letter.

      https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/19007?redirectedFrom=billet-doux#eid