lounge (v.)
to pass (time) in lounging (usually fol. by away or out): to lounge away the afternoon.
1508, from Scot., of uncertain origin, "to lounge about, lie at full length,"
The noun in the sense of "comfortable drawing room" is first recorded 1881;
in the sense of "couch on which one can lie at full length," 1830. Lounge lizard is from 1912,
originally in reference to men who hung around in tea rooms to flirt.
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Friday, 31 May 2019
edmund dulac
i remember edmund dulac from books as a child and i'm certain somewhere i have a cornoation stamp designed by him. i'm not certain images like this are even available for children anymore which is a great shame if true
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