resplence
n.— «An early morning shopping tour taken Saturday by Mrs. D.M. HUDSON, formerly of New York, but in Reno gaining a resplence at present, cost that handsome young woman $75.» —“Shopping Tour Proves Costly” Sacramento Union (California) Sept. 12, 1911. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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