The Line of Beauty Glossary

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The Line of Beauty Glossary

Délice

A great pleasure or delight.

Armorial

Something related to coats of arms.

Lavatorial

A smell akin to that of a bathroom.

Sidled

To walk furitively

Facetious

A glib remark.

Hedonism

The pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain at all cost.

Ephemerality

Something that lasts for a short period of time.

Epistolary

A string of connected letters.

Aporia

A contradiction that cannot be solved.

Hegemony

Leadership by domination (i.e. the Roman Empire).

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