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Definition of Pipe dream
1. Noun. A fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe). "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"
Definition of Pipe dream
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A plan, desire, or idea that will not likely work; a near impossibility. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pipe Dream
Literary usage of Pipe dream
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"Translated by Father Prout MARE TWAIN: A pipe dream WELL I recall how first I
met Mark Twain—an infant harely three Bolling a tiny cigarette While cooing on ..."
2. New Cosmopolis: A Book of Images. Intimate New York. Certain European Cities by James Huneker (1915)
"What new pipe-dream is this?" Good-temperedly he returned: "It is a pipe- dream,
and before we go up Second Avenue I want you to see what you can't see ..."
3. The American Boys Handy Book by Daniel Carter Beard (1890)
"It is like a beautiful Every Boy his own Bubble Pipe. dream; we are entranced
A'hile it lasts, but in an instant it vanishes and leaves nothing to mark its ..."
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