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sumptuary
adjective[ before noun ]
formaluk /ˈsʌmp.tju.ə.ri/ us /ˈsʌmp.tʃu.er.i/
relating to rules or laws that control spending, especially for religious or moral reasons:
sumptuary lawsSumptuary laws dictated which classes of people could wear certain clothes or fabrics.
Sumptuary goods were restricted to certain groups within society through laws or social rules.
They embarked on a life of extravagant living, which the sumptuary laws had previously forbidden.
Ironically, by denying the lower classes luxuries, the sumptuary edicts made the townsfolk aspire to greater heights of consumption.
In an effort to limit people's excessive spending, the government passed sumptuary laws banning ornamentation.
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put something towards something
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run to something
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