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Definition of Peepshows
1. peepshow [n] - See also: peepshow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peepshows
Literary usage of Peepshows
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. My Diary North and South by William Howard Russell (1863)
"There are miserable little peepshows and we walked on the sound became louder,
... Small booths and peepshows corrupt the very margin of the ..."
2. The Wings of the Dove by Henry James (1902)
"... polygonal peepshows of childhood. " So that if it's a question of my doing
anything under the sun that will help ! " " You'll do anything under the sun? ..."
3. Musical Portraits: Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Paul Rosenfeld (1920)
"... titanic rocks and lowering skies and holy hermits' dwellings that remind us
dangerously of the wonders displayed in the peepshows at gingerbread fairs. ..."
4. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1905)
"... that the worshippers may intermingle earthly delights with spiritual experiences.
Flowers, incense-sticks, candles, and images stand amid peepshows and ..."
5. The Foundations of Japan: Notes Made During Journeys of 6,000 Miles in the by John William Robertson Scott (1922)
"... a small stamp on the palms of their hands. From the theatre we went to the
travelling shows. They charged 2 sen. We were shown a mermaid, peepshows ..."
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