All 4 Uses of
loophole
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- He persisted until, at last, he had not sufficient strength to rise and cast his supper out of the loophole.†
Chpt 15-16 *loophole = something left out of a rule that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
- In the morning the jailer brought him fresh provisions—he had already devoured those of the previous day; he ate these listening anxiously for the sound, walking round and round his cell, shaking the iron bars of the loophole, restoring vigor and agility to his limbs by exercise, and so preparing himself for his future destiny.†
Chpt 15-16
- The wall of which he spoke was the one in which was fixed the loophole by which light was admitted to the chamber.†
Chpt 15-16
- This loophole, which gradually diminished in size as it approached the outside, to an opening through which a child could not have passed, was, for better security, furnished with three iron bars, so as to quiet all apprehensions even in the mind of the most suspicious jailer as to the possibility of a prisoner's escape.†
Chpt 15-16
Definitions:
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(1)
(loophole) a gap in a rule, allowing avoidance of the rule's core intent -- especially in the text of a law or contract
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, loophole can refer to a small opening in a castle that provides light and air, and allows an arrow to be fired from within. The opening is narrow enough that it is largely protects from incoming arrows.