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    From Alexander Koryagin@2:221/360 to All on Thu Mar 12 13:25:40 2020
    Hi, all!

    Scott Fitzgerald probably likes the word "patent".

    -----Beginning of the citation-----
    Now, in the reaction, he was running down
    like an overwound clock. Recovering himself in
    a minute he opened for us two hulking patent
    cabinets which held his massed suits and
    dressing-gowns and ties, and his shirts,
    piled like bricks in stacks a dozen high.
    ----- The end of the citation -----

    What did he mean here?

    Bye, all!
    Alexander Koryagin

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/360 to Alexander Koryagin on Thu Mar 12 14:19:25 2020
    On 3/12/2020 7:25 AM, between "Alexander Koryagin : All":

    Scott Fitzgerald probably likes the word "patent".

    -----Beginning of the citation-----
    ..he opened for us two hulking patent
    cabinets which held his massed suits and
    dressing-gowns and ties, and his shirts,
    piled like bricks in stacks a dozen high.
    ----- The end of the citation -----

    What did he mean here?

    Hello Alexander,

    Since patent is a form of treated leather, I would picture this cabinet to be some kind of leather upholstered storage unit on the outside.

    The rest of the description describes the clothes as large in quantity (so the cabinet is probably over-sized), and the piles of clothes where folded very neatly and precisely, and stored very evenly.


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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12 to Alexander Koryagin on Thu Mar 12 08:40:03 2020
    Re: Another patent
    By: Alexander Koryagin to All on Thu Mar 12 2020 13:25:40


    Scott Fitzgerald probably likes the word "patent".

    -----Beginning of the citation-----
    Now, in the reaction, he was running down
    like an overwound clock. Recovering himself in
    a minute he opened for us two hulking patent
    cabinets which held his massed suits and
    dressing-gowns and ties, and his shirts,
    piled like bricks in stacks a dozen high.
    ----- The end of the citation -----

    What did he mean here?

    rather than trying to paraphrase, i'll post this link instead... it is the first one that comes up for me when i searched for "patent cabinet"...

    https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/id-like-know-meaning-patent-patent-cabinets-440118

    or

    https://tinyurl.com/woldhc7


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  • From Dallas Hinton@1:153/7715 to mark lewis on Thu Mar 12 12:45:55 2020
    Hi mark -- on Mar 12 2020 at 08:40, you wrote:


    https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/id-like-know-meaning-patent-patent-cabinets-440118

    I'm a little dubious about this explanation given that the "expert"
    author consistently mispells "shiny" as "shinny"!! I love the
    explanation for Fitzgerald's use of the phrase, though. I still don't
    like his writing!!

    I did find what appear to be a patent office document -- much too long
    to quote and in the most obscure language possible!!

    https://patents.justia.com/patent/9872562



    Cheers... Dallas

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  • From Alexander Koryagin@2:221/360 to mark lewis on Fri Mar 13 08:35:42 2020
    Hi, Mark Lewis! ->Alexander Koryagin
    I read your message from 12.03.2020 15:40


    rather than trying to paraphrase, i'll post this link instead... it
    is the first one that comes up for me when i searched for "patent cabinet"...

    https://tinyurl.com/woldhc7

    Well!

    At last I've read this novel and repeated underlined words! ;-)
    Sic transit gloria mundi!

    PS: Thank 2ALL!

    Bye, Mark!
    Alexander Koryagin
    english_tutor 2020

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