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dolce
/ˈdoʊlˌtʃeɪ/
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What does dolce mean?
noun
- A soft-toned organ stop.
proper noun
- A surname.
- (informal) Ellipsis of Dolce & Gabbana (“Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1985”).
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈdoʊlˌtʃeɪ/
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Those who know the blacks and their love of a 'dolce far niente,' will understand what a veritable hell this perpetual movement would make.
There is no pasturage near, and they never go out, but are constantly lying down, and surfeiting themselves with vine-leaves—perfect Italian cows enjoying the dolce far’ niente all day long.
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This gentleman is seen, With a maid of seventeen, A-taking of his dolce far niente; And wonders he'd achieve, For he asks us to believe She's his mother—and he's nearly five-and-twenty!