Talk:purlieu
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic Pronunciation
frequented place
[edit]a place that somebody often visits (formal) Microsoft® Encarta® 2009
--Backinstadiums (talk) 16:43, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
I'm not sure what to do with this bit of John Donne
[edit]- To rage, to lust, to write to, to commend,
- All is the purlieu of the god of love.
Love's Deity
purlieus, plural noun : environs
[edit]Pur·lieus, plural noun : the outer regions or boundaries of a place (formal) --Backinstadiums (talk) 07:46, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
Pronunciation
[edit]According to LPD, first AmE is ˈpɝːluː --Backinstadiums (talk) 15:49, 4 August 2021 (UTC)