The Only Use
decorum
in
Wuthering Heights
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- Each had enough decorum to suspend further hostilities: Heathcliff placed his fists, out of temptation, in his pockets; Mrs. Heathcliff curled her lip, and walked to a seat far off, where she kept her word by playing the part of a statue during the remainder of my stay.†
p. 21.6decorum = proper manners and conduct
Definitions:
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(1)
(decorum) manners and conduct considered to be proper and in good taste
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)