2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Etiquette \Et"i*quette`\, n. [F. prop., a little piece of paper,
or a mark or title, affixed to a bag or bundle, expressing
its contents, a label, ticket, OF estiquete of German
origin; cf LG stikke peg, pin, tack, stikken to stick, G.
stecken See {Stick}, and cf {Ticket}.]
The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by
authority, to be observed in social or official life;
observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion;
conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society.
The pompous etiquette to the court of Louis the
Fourteenth. --Prescott.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
etiquette
n : rules governing socially acceptable behavior
more about etiquette
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
|
