sumptuary laws discouraging construction of large houses on small plots. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
In those days there was a law, known as a sumptuary law, which regulated by statute the clothes that each class of people were privileged to wear. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Iron] Reference
It also denounced sumptuary laws and the third term. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
This sumptuary regulation announced, the meeting was dismissed. From Wordnik.com. [Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers] Reference
Reformer; and I had rather hope that sumptuary Laws against Dress. From Wordnik.com. [A Dialogue Between Dean Swift and Tho. Prior, Esq. In the Isles of St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, On that Memorable Day, October 9th, 1753] Reference
Let's waste no time in imposing a hefty sumptuary tax on the stuff. From Wordnik.com. [Down With Denim] Reference
A torrent of sumptuary laws put furs and people in their proper place. From Wordnik.com. ['Fur, Fortune, and Empire'] Reference
Assuredly no sumptuary laws were needed to restrain such revels as these. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.] Reference
I wonder if the great editor ever considered the sumptuary law of the saloon. From Wordnik.com. [Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures] Reference
To the chap that brought up sumptuary laws -- as if that's what this is about. From Wordnik.com. [Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I...] Reference
To avoid these evils many have tried to establish sumptuary laws; but in vain. From Wordnik.com. [A Political Treatise] Reference
Yet sumptuary laws were necessary to prevent extravagance among the farming class. From Wordnik.com. [The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference
Another illustration is the opposition shown to sumptuary laws on the same grounds. From Wordnik.com. [Monopolies and the People] Reference
Thus was born, somewhere in the Sinai desert over 3,000 years ago, the sumptuary law. From Wordnik.com. [Curtains for the Necktie?] Reference
"Hath Venice also concerned herself with sumptuary laws for the ladies of my household?". From Wordnik.com. [The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus] Reference
The sumptuary laws of Philip le Bel (1285) had fixed supper at three dishes and a lard soup. From Wordnik.com. [Willis the Pilot] Reference
When Sunday came, it was indeed a day of finery, which all my sumptuary edicts could not restrain. From Wordnik.com. [The Vicar of Wakefield] Reference
Let the republic of Ragusa and the canton of Zug enact sumptuary laws; they are right in so doing. From Wordnik.com. [A Philosophical Dictionary] Reference
This sumptuary law was passed during the public distress consequent upon Hannibal's invasion of Italy. From Wordnik.com. [The Satyricon — Complete] Reference
“When one has written the sumptuary law,” said Sulla afterward, “one can afford to ignore it.”. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
Such over-the-top competition can be traced back to ancient Rome, which invoked sumptuary laws to tame the excess. From Wordnik.com. [In Praise Of Competitive Urges] Reference
Torches, priests, psalmody, are sought for with a spirit of rivalry which easily explains the sumptuary laws of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 284, November 24, 1827] Reference
There were no sumptuary laws to distinguish noble from commoner, although such distinctions must have been fairly obvious. From Wordnik.com. [3. Historical Trends, 1000-1500] Reference
It functions as a sort of sumptuary law: if someone's waving their bought wealth in your face, you can report them for it. From Wordnik.com. [Attitudes to RMT] Reference
Like sumptuary laws, protectionism takes a community position on what individuals ought to eat, wear, drive or watch on TV. From Wordnik.com. [On Protectionism And Trade Wars « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference
For the purposes of contextualisation and comparison, an earlier sumptuary law is also transcribed in full, also with commentary. From Wordnik.com. [Two from Cox: Sumptuary Laws and Sovereignty] Reference
The campaign should be devoted to INFORM and to point out clearly what are the elements that could make Internet a sumptuary expense. From Wordnik.com. [Venezuela: Keeping the Internet as a Priority] Reference
Parliament for sumptuary Laws, for Hospitals in every County Town, for establishing a national Bank, for illuminating our Coasts, with. From Wordnik.com. [A Dialogue Between Dean Swift and Tho. Prior, Esq. In the Isles of St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, On that Memorable Day, October 9th, 1753] Reference
In the less complex societies of the past, hereditary guilds, price-fixing, and sumptuary legislation curbed the avarice of the trader. From Wordnik.com. [The Pseudo-Science of Economics] Reference
Schrötter (i686) deprecated sumptuary regulations and declared that he would wish that display in clothing and the like were even greater. From Wordnik.com. [The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money] Reference
It may seem a grim joke; -- the starving, tattered -- moribund Confederacy passing sumptuary laws, as had Venice in her recklessness of riches!. From Wordnik.com. [Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death] Reference
There are no longer any sumptuary laws; but it is impossible to say why ladies of the highest fashion in New York do not still make it a gala-day. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
The extravagance of dress in both sexes had grown to be so great an evil, that stringent sumptuary laws were passed, but without producing any effect. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866] Reference
How does this sumptuary law of the saloon compare with a sumptuary law that forbids the sale of what is of no earthly or eternal benefit to any one who uses it. From Wordnik.com. [Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures] Reference
New courts were established and the judicial system was reorganized; the censors were practically shelved, but sumptuary laws were passed to prevent extravagance and luxury. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic] Reference
The gala dress is much gayer than that ordinarily worn, but there is little difference in the material, the dress of every class being regulated by stringent sumptuary laws. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs] Reference
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