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lobby

/ˈlɑ.bi/ noun C2
  1. lobscouse (uncountable) · My mam cooked us lobby for tea last night.
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On reaching the spacious lobby above, they were shown into a very pretty sitting-room, lately fitted up with greater elegance and lightness than the apartments below; and were informed that it was but just done to give pleasure to Miss Darcy, who had taken a liking to the room, when last at Pemberley.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 278 · B2
Now, for my part, I met them in the lobby after the conclusion of the piece; and hang me, if I can guess where you took your notions of the other world from.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 378 · C1
We drive down Broadway to Wallack’s at a gallop, where her mother and a box party will be waiting for us in the lobby.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 11 · C1
After giving some directions to Ali, who stood in the lobby, the count took Albert’s arm.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 554 · C1

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