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| a cold, dry northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions. "a tall pine raised its melanchioly head in one of the corners of this unattractive spot, and displayed its flexible stem and fan-shaped summit dried and cracked by the withering influence of the mistral, the scourge of Province" |
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sought out with care; very rare, exotic, obscure, precious ; of studied refinement or elegance, pretentious.
"he exerted himself to set off his personal attractions by the aid of the most recerhchee and elaborate toilette." |
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| I think nothing is more annoying than to remain two or three hours tete-a-tete without knowing by name or appellation how to address one another. |
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| the sale-A-manger was scarcely less striking than the budoir he had just left with antique bas-reliefs of priceless value; and at the four corners of this apartment, which was oblong, were four magnificent statues" |
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| The mandaia never fails, never trembles, never strikes thirty times ineffectualy, like the soldier who beheaded the Comte de Chalais. |
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| candles which vary in size from the taper to the rushlight. |
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| a large studio or workshop esp. of an artist. "Above this floor was a large atelier, which had been increased in size by pulling down the partitions" |
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| also, chibouk. A turkish tobacco pipe with a stiff stem sometimes 4 or 5 ft. "in an open cabinet, a collection of German pipes, of chibouques, with their amber mouth-pieces ornamented with coral" |
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| member of cavalry, a hunter; a uniformed footman or attendant; in cooking hunter's sauce usually with mushrooms, shallots, tomatoes and white wine. |
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| wild, bushy land; French underground movement. "this is not a maquis, but an English garden;" |
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| a light vehicle pulled by one or two horses seating two or four people |
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| trickery or deception by sophistry. "Should not a magistrate be not merely the best administrator of the law, but the most crafty expounder of the chicanery of his profession, a steel probe to search hearts" |
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| a person of profound or extensive learning, a learned scholar. "do you suppose that the real savant addresses himself stupidly to the mere individiual" |
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| a small, flavored tablet made of syrup or sugar that was originally diamond shaped; in heraldry a shield bearing the arms of a woman. "Here are some lozenges which i have made up on purpose; they are compounded doubly strong." |
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| a collection of trinkets or jewelry, decorations. " In all the rest of the furniture the count found everything he required, smelling-bbottles, cigars, bijouterie." |
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| An upholstered settee for two persons. "The barones was partially reclining on a causeuse." |
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| a case or luggage bag to carry clothes while traveling. "the porter fastened the portmanteau on with the assistance of a cord and a strap." |
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| a sculptured ornament, basket of fruits/flowers, esp. on a capital |
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| an outfit of clothing, household linen for a bride. "the trousseau of the bride-elect was exposed to view; consisting of cases of diamonds, cashmere shawls, Valencinnes lace, English veils, and, in fact, alll those tempting things, the bare mention of which makes the hearts of young girls bound with joy, and which is called the corbeille." |
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| a police officer or soldier |
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| a young French working woman. "women of a certain grade are like grisettes in one respect, they seldom return home after twelve o'clock." |
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| a small slender dagger; to stab with a poniard. "that bed is probably one of the coffins hollowed in the wall, and the sleep I shall enjoy will be death from one of the poniards I see glistening in the shade." (Dumas) |
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