I cannot remember hearing the word used in that context before but my OED (Oxford English Dictionary for the heathens among us) tells me that it is an acceptible use.
One learns something new every day.
Not mine, but Charles Dickens' - that is what he called the "chapters" of the story.
If you know the theme of it, you may guess when it was written.
Mrs Ex.
Not Grey's anatomy.
Early-ish 20th Century, if it helps.
I knew the context and therefore an approximate date, but I googled to check if one of my authors was correct. Neither were, and I wouldn't have ever guessed the correct answer.
Not Moseley or a follower. The Graffiti was not malicious, and the location, whilst 'stately', was less so than Westminster or Downing Street. The graffiti is still there.
Okay, time's up. The graffitist was Rex Whistler, who was painting a trompe l'oeil wall at Mottisfont House when he heard that war had been declared. He made a note of the event on the wall.
Highlights of the house
Tucked high in one wall of the Whistler Room is a poignant, secret message from the artist, painted just before he left for active service, where he was killed in the Second World War.
OK, a bit of US history. Trump is attempting to become the second person to have two non-consecutive terms as President of the US, which would be #45 and #47.
