Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Perpendiculars

Parties called crushes, in which persons have to stand almost stationary from the time of entering the suite of rooms to the time of leaving them.

“The night before I duly attended my whether to three fashionable crowds, `perpendiculars' is the best name for them, for there is seldom more than standing room.” —Edna Lyali: Done van, chap. ix.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Perpetual Motion
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