COMSTOCKERY


Meaning of COMSTOCKERY in English

— Comstocker , n. — Comstockian , adj.

/kum"stok euh ree, kom"-/ , n.

overzealous moral censorship of the fine arts and literature, often mistaking outspokenly honest works for salacious ones.

[ 1900-05; after A. COMSTOCK; see -ERY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .