Definition of Peepshows

1. Noun. (plural of peepshow) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Peepshows

1. peepshow [n] - See also: peepshow

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peepshows

peepers
peepes
peephole
peephole-optimization
peephole optimization
peepholes
peepier
peepiest
peeping
peeping pixels
peeping toms
peepings
peeps
peepshows (current term)
peepul
peepul tree
peepuls
peepy
peer
peer-reviewed journal
peer-to-peer
peer editing
peer group
peer of the realm
peer pressure
peer review
peer reviewed
peer reviewing

Literary usage of Peepshows

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. My Diary North and South by William Howard Russell (1863)
"There are miserable little peepshows and we walked on the sound became louder, ... Small booths and peepshows corrupt the very margin of the ..."

2. The Wings of the Dove by Henry James (1902)
"... polygonal peepshows of childhood. " So that if it's a question of my doing anything under the sun that will help ! " " You'll do anything under the sun? ..."

3. Musical Portraits: Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Paul Rosenfeld (1920)
"... titanic rocks and lowering skies and holy hermits' dwellings that remind us dangerously of the wonders displayed in the peepshows at gingerbread fairs. ..."

4. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1905)
"... that the worshippers may intermingle earthly delights with spiritual experiences. Flowers, incense-sticks, candles, and images stand amid peepshows and ..."

5. The Foundations of Japan: Notes Made During Journeys of 6,000 Miles in the by John William Robertson Scott (1922)
"... a small stamp on the palms of their hands. From the theatre we went to the travelling shows. They charged 2 sen. We were shown a mermaid, peepshows ..."

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