etiquette
/ˈɛt.ɪˌkɛt/ noun B2- The manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society.
- The customary behavior of members of a profession, business, law, or sports team towards each other.
- A label used to indicate that a letter is to be sent by airmail.
Plural etiquettes
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It was a breach of etiquette, of course, but oftentimes wage-earning girls waived formalities in matters of this kind.
You know I never had tea at a manse before, and I’m not sure that I know all the rules of etiquette, although I’ve been studying the rules given in the Etiquette Department of the Family Herald ever since I came here.
Anne evidently got through her visit without any serious breach of “etiquette,” for she came home through the twilight, under a great, high-sprung sky gloried over with trails of saffron and rosy cloud, in a beatified state of mind and told Marilla all about it happily, sitting on the big red-sandstone slab at the kitchen door with her tired curly head in Marilla’s gingham lap.
We had an elegant tea, and I think I kept all the rules of etiquette pretty well.
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