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open door
CIDE DICTIONARY
open door,
Open or free admission to all; hospitable welcome; free opportunity. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
"She of the open soul and open door,
With room about her hearth for all mankind." [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
With room about her hearth for all mankind." [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
"The steps taken by Britain to maintain the open door have so far proved to be perfectly futile." [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
THESAURUS
open door
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