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Definition of Pomfrets
1. pomfret [n] - See also: pomfret
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pomfrets
Literary usage of Pomfrets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Wits and Beaux of Society by A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton (1871)
"—The pomfrets.—Sir Thomas Robinson's Ball.—An Admirable Scene.—Political Squibs.—Sir
Robert's Retirement from Office.—The Splendid Mansion of Houghton. ..."
2. The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford: Including Numerous Letters by Horace Walpole, John Wright (1842)
"Our old acquaintance, the pomfrets, are not so reserved about their great matrimony:
the new Lady Granville was at home the other night for the first time ..."
3. The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford: Including Numerous Letters by Horace Walpole, John Wright (1842)
"Our old acquaintance, the pomfrets, are not so reserved about their great matrimony:
the new Lady Granville was at home the other night for the first time ..."
4. The Wits and Beaus of Society by A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton, Justin Huntly McCarthy (1890)
"The pomfrets.—Sir Thomas Robinson's Ball.—An Admirable Scene.—Political Squibs.—Sir
Robert's Retirement from Office.—The Splendid Mansion of Houghton. ..."
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