1.
A ~ person is respectable and well-mannered, and comes or seems to come from a high social class.
It was a place to which ~ families came in search of health and quiet.
...two maiden ladies with ~ manners and voices.
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2.
A ~ place or area is quiet and traditional, but may also be old-fashioned and dull.
...the ~ towns of Winchester and Chichester.
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