They have also other ornaments, which they call cawles, made netwise, to the end, as I think, that the cloth of gold, cloth of silver, or else tinsel (for that is the worst), wherewith their heads are covered and attired withal […]

One of the firm’s clients was Mrs. Ronald Tree (née Nancy Langhorne, and soon to be Nancy Lancaster), a wealthy American grande dame and dilettante decoratrix, who became frustrated with the length of time Colefax & Fowler spent on her project.

Exopassive verbs are viewed as directed towards the passive subject: 'to be beaten' naitake, 'to be fed' naimusa, 'to be given something' naitula.

As relationships mature, the bedroom gets de-coupled from its former role as a passion pit and instead becomes a place to zonk out, watch TV or work.