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couch [verb]

ali-yue

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One acceptable response to the new call for increased freedom of movement among sheltered women was to their public activity in terms of non-productive leisure and conspicuous consumption that served to display familial wealth.

-From Shoes: the Meaning of Style

Question: What does "couch" mean here? Thanks.
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It means more or less "to express (in a specific manner)."
Thank you for your prompt reply. So does it mean that those women were allowed to invovle themselves in non-productive leisure and conspicuous consumption?
Thank you for your prompt reply. So does it mean that those women were allowed to involve themselves in non-productive leisure and conspicuous consumption?
That's part of it. Because of their new freedom, they were able to engage in non-productive leisure and conspicuous consumption. That was the form their public activity was allowed to take.
That's part of it. Because of their new freedom, they were able to engage in non-productive leisure and conspicuous consumption. That was the form their public activity was allowed to take.
I see. Thank you again, dear Newt. 👁 Thank you! :thank you:
couch

v.

3. to arrange or frame (words, etc.) in a certain way;
express indirectly: [~ + object] couching a threat in pleasant words.
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