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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Thursday, 14 November 2019
robert shore
it's well worth having a browse through robert shore's images of moby dick which, to my eyes, capture something much more dynamic than the probably better known series by rockwell kent. i also love the bio on shore's page, different times!
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