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Catttt Posted 10 years ago
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Vienna couldn’t seem to get enough Turquerie
Does the highlighted sentence mean "From clothing to coffee to opera, Vienna was thirsty for Turkish styles, and the automaton was probably a symbol of Turkish contemporary fashion and culture that time"?
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The quotes from the audience—and their costumes—reflect Europe’s growing fascination with all things Turkish. From clothing to coffee to opera, Vienna couldn’t seem to get enough Turquerie, and the automaton would have represented the absolute height of contemporary fashion and culture.
Context:
The quotes from the audience—and their costumes—reflect Europe’s growing fascination with all things Turkish. From clothing to coffee to opera, Vienna couldn’t seem to get enough Turquerie, and the automaton would have represented the absolute height of contemporary fashion and culture.
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red apple Does the highlighted sentence mean "From clothing to coffee to opera, Vienna was thirsty for Turkish styles, and the automaton was probably a symbol of Turkish contemporary fashion and culture that time"? Yes, that seems a reasonable paraphrase.
- red apple Does the highlighted sentence mean "From clothing to coffee to opera, Vienna was thirsty for Turkish styles, and the automaton was probably a symbol of Turkish contemporary fashion and culture that time"?
- Yes, that seems a reasonable paraphrase.
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red appleDoes the highlighted sentence mean "From clothing to coffee to opera, Vienna was thirsty for Turkish styles, and the automaton was probably a symbol of Turkish contemporary fashion and culture that time"?Yes, that seems a reasonable paraphrase.
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