arcadian
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Most naturist resorts are arcadian retreats from city life.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2015
It idealises its lowlifes as if they were arcadian shepherds, not so very remote from the outlaws, buckaroos, rodeo riders and Appalachian rustics in Aaron Copland's ballets.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2010
The elegant ladies in long robes who cavort under a canopy of trees in Cross’s arcadian “L’Air du Soir” feel entirely decorative and superfluous.
From Washington Post
During his earlier years, Turner churned out Old Testament fantasies, nymphs cavorting in arcadian glades, and historical scenarios of such newsworthy topics as the battles of Waterloo and Trafalgar.
From Time Magazine Archive
No adequate social prevention can in any way be provided by the more or less arcadian devices of the prisoners' aid societies.
From Criminal Sociology by Enrico Ferri
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