For, alas, the Ideal always has to grow in the Real, and to seek out its bed and board there, often in a very sorry way. No beautifullest Poet is a Bird-of-Paradise, living on perfumes; sleeping in the aether with outspread wings. The Heroic, independent of bed and board, is found in Drury Lane Theatre only
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Bed and board — Board Board (b[=o]rd), n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. bor[eth] board, side of a ship, Goth. f[=o]tu baurd footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See def. 8. [root]92.] 1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bed and board — n [U] BrE food and a place to sleep … Dictionary of contemporary English
bed (and board) — n. The right of a married couple to live together; (Latin) a mensa et thoro. See also divorce The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
bed and board — noun : sleeping quarters and meals especially in marital cohabitation his wife has left his bed and board * * * 1. living quarters and meals: In this school students must pay by the week for bed and board. 2. one s home regarded as exemplifying… … Useful english dictionary
Bed and Board — This article is about a French film. For lodging, see Bed and breakfast. Bed and Board original film poster Directed by François Truffaut … Wikipedia
bed and board — 1. living quarters and meals: In this school students must pay by the week for bed and board. 2. one s home regarded as exemplifying the obligations of marriage: He said he would not be responsible for her debts after she left his bed and board.… … Universalium
From bed and board — Bed Bed, n. [AS. bed, bedd; akin to OS. bed, D. bed, bedde, Icel. be?r, Dan. bed, Sw. b[ a]dd, Goth. badi, OHG. betti, G. bett, bette, bed, beet a plat of ground; all of uncertain origin.] 1. An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bed and board — lodging and food. → bed … English new terms dictionary
bed and board — noun (U) food and a place to sleep … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bed and board — UK / US noun [uncountable] meals and a room to sleep in … English dictionary
