Pompeii
Speech parts
1. Pompeii - Noun
2. Pompeii - Proper noun
Meaning
ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius
Source: WordNetSynonyms
Antonyms
Related terms
Examples
What I like so much about Corot is that he can say everything with a bit of tree; and it was Corot himself that I found [back] in the museum of Naples – in the simplicity of the work of Pompeii and the Egyptians. These priestesses in their silver-grey tunics are just like Corot's nymphs.
Each generation thinks it invented sex; each generation is totally mistaken. Anything along that line today was commonplace both in Pompeii and in Victorian England; the differences lie only in the degree of coverup - if any.
"I like to think oysters transcend national barriers, Adrian." - Pink Floyd: Live At Pompeii video, in an interview with director Adrian Maben.
Britain is basically Pompeii if Pompeii had voted for the volcano.
Look at the walls of Pompeii. That's what got the internet started.
What I like so much about Corot is that he can say everything with a bit of tree; and it was Corot himself that I found in the museum of Naples [in 1882] – in the simplicity of the work of Pompeii and the Egyptians. These priestesses in their silver-grey tunics are just like Corot's nymphs.