Word: descant
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Winston ("Winnie") Churchill, assuredly the superlatively coruscating member of Mr. Baldwin's Ministry, rose to propose Mr. Kellogg's health, a seemingly inevitable preliminary which permits the speaker to descant upon other matters. Referring to the honored guest, Mr. Churchill said...