English Dictionary: pleasance | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pleasance \Pleas"ance\, n. [F. plaisance. See {Please}.] 1. Pleasure; merriment; gayety; delight; kindness. [Archaic] --Shak. [bd]Full great pleasance.[b8] --Chaucer. [bd]A realm of pleasance.[b8] --Tennyson. 2. A secluded part of a garden. [Archaic] The pleasances of old Elizabethan houses. --Ruskin. |