How To Use Chevalier In A Sentence
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Meanwhile - long before any of his music appeared in print - he was ennobled and, in 1702, made Chevalier de l' Ordre de Latran.
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One of the horses "foundered," so a zealous chevalier offered his mount; "the animal was full of vigour and pulled away a thigh.
"Am I sorry I tried? Yes and no. Yes, because it accomplished little except to throw away the rest of my life."
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The kind Chevalier prefaced it by saying, that he was for the present boarding in the Minorite convent at Brussels; that he had thoughts of making his salut there, and retiring for ever from the world, devoting himself to the severest practices of religion.
The Memoires of Barry Lyndon
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Nor did he feel any pricklings of the conscience about it, because he believed, even if he gave warning of St. Luc's presence, the wary chevalier would escape.
The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign
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Old ladies of family over their hyson, and grey-haired lairds over their punch, I had often heard utter a little harmless treason; while the former remembered having led down a dance with the Chevalier, and the latter recounted the feats they had performed at Preston, Clifton, and Falkirk.
Redgauntlet
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He was made a chevalier of the French Legion of Honor in 1896, and received the Order of Saint Michael from the government of Bavaria in 1898.
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Saar," said the Chevalier, "Monsieur le Capitaine, I vas not at the siege of the petit Leyth, and I know not what you say about the cockloft; but I will say for Monseigneur de Strozzi, that he understood the grande guerre, and was grand capitaine -- plus grand -- that is more great, it may be, than some of the capitaines of
The Fortunes of Nigel
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Indeed, so emphatic is his artistic and, with it, social affectation that, when the novel's title character calls him a cook, he takes this as an affront to his honor: 'I am Chevalier de Juillet,' said [Mirobolant] ..., slapping his breast, 'and he has insulted me ....
Alexis Soyer and the Rise of the Celebrity Chef
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Despardieux, milor," said the Chevalier, "if he had stayed one moment, he should have had a _torchon_ -- what you call a dishclout, pinned to him for a piece of shroud, to show he be de ghost of one grand fanfaron.
The Fortunes of Nigel
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_ Le Chevalier de _Fourilles_ fesait la même change dans la cavalerie.
Notes and Queries, Number 38, July 20, 1850
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Another star of the halls, Albert Chevalier, sang "coster" songs, inaugurating the "pearly king" costume that would become a London staple, warbling: "Knock 'em in the Old Kent Road.
Film | guardian.co.uk
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The Chevalier and all here have the highest idea of Wright's nous, and think it most important that he should be at the head of the legal department.
A Publisher and His Friends
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He was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honour by his second country in 1896 and a commander of the order in 1933.
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In 1808 the imperial nobility was completed with the ranks of count, baron, and chevalier, all of them hereditary.
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Things go south, however, once the chevalier meets the noble gentry and gets down to the business of solving the mystery.
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If we can't allow Chevalier her little fibs, we might as well ban all historical fiction.
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Chevalier than the open declaration in his favour of the representative of the house of Waverley-Honour, so long known as cavaliers and royalists.
Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since
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His grandfather, the legendary ‘Chevalier’ Taylor, had been oculist to George II, and afterwards, so his grandson assures us, to ‘every crowned head in Europe’.
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There's Lumiere, a candelabra with the pizzazz of Maurice Chevalier; Cogsworth (David Ogden Stiers), an overwound mantle clock with a taste for puns ( "If it's not baroque, don't fix it"); a warm English teapot (Angela Lansbury) and her baby cup, Chip.
Just The Way Walt Made 'Em
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At ten years of age I was a _ballet girl_ at the theatre; at fourteen, my Chevalier, it was my good fortune to meet you; you initiated me, not only into the mysteries of love, but into the art of making money with far greater facility than as a _figurante_ in the opera.
Venus in Boston; A Romance of City Life
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On the north west slope of Chevalier Rock is an enormous field of gorgonian seafans in varying shades of orange, all regimentally standing in rows perpendicular to the wall.
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The chevalier, unterrified by this dreadful salutation, desired he would accompany him to a more convenient place; and the world might have been deprived of one or both these knights-errant, had not General Macleaver, at the desire of his majesty, interposed, and found means to bring matters to an accommodation.
The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom
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Everything hinges on a young woman's disguise as a chevalier, ostensibly to witness first-hand the mercenariness of a potential husband, Lelio.
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He then incited his hearers to take arms for the Chevalier, under the title of King James the Seventh; and told them, that for his part, he was determined to set up his standard and to summon all the fencible men of his own tenants, and with them to hazard his life in the cause.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I.
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A current exception is the sparkling Vouvray Chevalier do Moncontour, with some light lemony fruit and hints of honey.
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Some time, Renata, I've got to show you my Maurice Chevalier impression again, I'll do him entertaining the Gestapo in gaie Paree.
Adultery and Africa
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Because it was raining the chevalier did not doff his hat as was then the custom.
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It comes across as a wonderful combo of neoclassical Stravinsky and Maurice Chevalier.
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Sanson was sent for and on the scaffold the Chevalier was told to kneel.
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Both he and my father believed in the efficacy of this kind of enginery, but, as the case happened, the beau chevalier was down low enough at the moment his highborn lady listened to the song.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 4
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Yet it appears by a subsequent letter, that the grievances of which the General complained so bitterly, were not cured even by the presence of the Chevalier; that those who had made a pretext of his absence to complain and despond, desponded still, and that, in fact, the malady was so deep-seated as to be incurable.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I.
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The ripe ears of the last hang so as to become almost parallel with the stem; they are narrower and longer than in (b), owing to the grains being placed farther apart on the rachis; it includes the Chevalier variety, one of the best for malting purposes, (ii.) _H. sativum_, subsp. _hexastichum_, six-rowed barley (the _H. hexastichon_ of Linnaeus).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"
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Though his chevaliers are fluent, and faintly half-win the attention of their distractedly listening demoiselles in their silky striped dresses that cling to, then loosen from, their coquettish forms, they all pursue separate dreams.
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The 1997 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Roussanne Vieilles Vignes could easily be called the Montrachet or Chevalier-Montrachet of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
The World’s Greatest Wine Estates
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UPDATE: Oh, I totally forgot, but the scuttlebutt is that Hotel Chevalier will be available for free download on the iTunes music store sometime today.
Mini Review: Hotel Chevalier by Wes Anderson : #comments
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Smooth direction and the presence of a young Jeanette MacDonald and Maurice Chevalier make this a favorite with old movie lovers (where it gets a shocking 7.5 score on IMDB), but in actuality this was a small ordeal to get through.
Weekly Mishmash: January 25-31 : Scrubbles.net
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The movement towards free trade spread across Europe in a series of reciprocal trade agreements beginning with the Cobden Chevalier Treaty of 1860 between Britain and France.
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London, at the chill break of day, when the overhanging clouds were yet charged with the 'inky' purple of night -- in order, like a true book-chevalier, to embrace the first dank impression, or proof sheet, of his own famous octavo edition of _Shakspeare_; and of Mr. Bulmer's sumptuous impression of the text of the same.
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance
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Was it not Mr. ALBERT CHEVALIER who used to sing some hortatory lyrics upon the inadvisability of introducing your donah to a pal?
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 6, 1917
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He was also honoured with France's highest cultural honour, becoming a chevalier of the Legion d' Honneur, in the same year Sophie met a brutal death.
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He was the official painter to the daughters of Louis XV, and then became painter to Jean Philippe, chevalier d' Orleans.
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I would lippen to Eli's word-ay, if it was the Chevalier, or Appin himsel '," he added.
David Balfour, a sequel to Kidnapped.
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Deeply influenced by the Southern heritage, Quentin imagines himself to be a chevalier.
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Coolidge organised courses for his men at the Sorbonne in 1919 and in that year the French government made him a chevalier of the Légion d' Honneur.
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Among the visitors at the chateau was the Baron de Saint Foix, an old friend of the Count, and his son, the Chevalier St. Foix, a sensible and amiable young man, who, having in the preceding year seen the Lady Blanche, at Paris, had become her declared admirer.
The Mysteries of Udolpho
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“Despardieux, milor,” said the Chevalier, “if he had stayed one moment, he should have had a torchon — what you call a dishclout, pinned to him for a piece of shroud, to show he be de ghost of one grand fanfaron.”
The Fortunes of Nigel
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One at a time," replied the banterer; "the Chevalier first, and if he leaves anything worth fighting, I; as for you, my poet, your chances are nil.
The Grey Cloak
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Chevalier takes a sensational figure (and Mary Anning was a real celebrity in her own day) and focuses on the quiet, unsensational part of the story.
Remarkable Creatures: Summary and book reviews of Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier.
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DESTOMBES, Les vies des Saints et des personnes d'une eminente piete de Cambrai et d'Arras (Lille, 1890); CHEVALIER, Topo-bibliographie,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux
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He was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honour by his second country in 1896 and a commander of the order in 1933.
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But I have a damned good dose of the devil in my pipe-stem atomy; I have had my little holiday outing in my kick at The Young Chevalier, and I guess I can settle to DaviD. Balfour tomorrow or Friday like a little man.
Vailima Letters
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A gallery of Mimosa asperata and Salix chevalieri grows along watercourses above a Cyperus maculatus understory.
Inner Niger Delta flooded savanna
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He burned his visiting-cards, ornamented with the family crest and his name "Chevalier Lange d'Ardennes" -- and had others printed, simply
Monsieur De Camors — Complete
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The sole saving grace of the film is Jemaine Clement (of Flight of the Conchords fame) as Ronald Chevalier, a pompous author of bad sci-fi novels who is ironically the only character to not reach unbearable levels of annoyingness.
This Week in DVD & Blu-ray: 2012, Where the Wild Things Are, Ponyo, and More | /Film
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In 1808 the imperial nobility was completed with the ranks of count, baron, and chevalier, all of them hereditary.
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His exquisite "Sainte Marguerite Guarding the Sheep" in front of a turreted castle circa 1455, was cut out from a Book of Hours painted for Étienne Chevalier, Charles VII's treasurer.
Past the Crowds, the Louvre's Little Gem of a Show
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Again the unblenching "preux chevalier" Champlain stands with his back against the gray cliff of Quebec fighting red and white foe alike, famine and disease, to keep a foothold in the wilderness, with the sublime faith of a crusader and the patient endurance of a Prometheus.
The French in the Heart of America
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I well remember the school's directrice (Mlle. Chevalier) often chiding him to be more serieux with his studies.
Best Tips for Learning French - French Word-A-Day
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He was also made chevalier of the Légion d' Honneur and was honoured by a large number of learned societies around the world.
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Oh, Monsieur le Chevalier, having an income, need not be paid moneys; because Monsieur le Chevalier was born in the saddle, his father is an eagle, his grandsire was a centaur.
The Grey Cloak
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The three play different aspects of the Chevalier d'Éon, as well as two kings, a queen, doctors, narrators, a political go-between, a rival swordsman and a horse.
A Life in Multiple Roles: Lepage's Enigmatic Dance
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Over the decades, performers who have played the Casino de Paris have included Mistinguett, Maurice Chevalier, Josephine Baker, Tino Rossi, Line Renaud, and Zizi Jeanmaire; writers who have contributed work have included Serge Gainsbourg and Jean Ferrat; Yves Saint Laurent designed for the Casino in the 70s, and poster artists have included Erté and Jules Chéret.
Beth Arnold: Letter from Paris: Josephine Baker Back in Paris (This Time as a Man)
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Philippe, chevalier de Lorraine, like Guiche before him, bore a striking resemblance to Louis himself.
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The five teams (organized according to which lodge the participants were camped in) left Serre Chevalier for Briançon and climbed aboard le téléphérique, * destination: a formidable mountain chalet, une étoile* in the night.
French Word-A-Day:
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This aw for i, which I have made Drinkwater use, is the latest stage of the old diphthongal oi, which Mr. Chevalier still uses.
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
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The poor chevalier de La Barre subsequently joined Calas in the ranks of the Enlightenment's martyrs.
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He was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honour by his second country in 1896 and a commander of the order in 1933.
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The style takes a while to get adjusted to since the novel starts on a very light note despite its grim underlying events, Portier being a very self-deprecating and wry narrator, while his two companions in the investigation, Chevalier Ilario and sorcerer Dante start as the overdone cliches of "fop" and "brilliant but moody outsider sorcerer".
Today in Fantasy: February 8, 2010
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“Despardieux, milor,” said the Chevalier, “if he had stayed one moment, he should have had a torchon — what you call a dishclout, pinned to him for a piece of shroud, to show he be de ghost of one grand fanfaron.”
The Fortunes of Nigel
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Whilst anchored in Chevalier Creek, Surville was overtaken by a frightful tempest, which brought him within an ace of destruction, but his sailors had such confidence in his nautical ability that they felt no anxiety, and obeyed his orders with a _sang froid_ of which, unfortunately, the Maoris were the sole spectators.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century
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The pioneer laryngologist Dr Chevalier Jackson 1865-1958 turns out to be a fascinating, stomach-churning study in innard-looking obsession.
Swallow: Foreign Bodies by Mary Cappello – review
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A legitimist association, the Chevaliers of Fidelity, stirred about among these the republican affiliations.
Les Miserables
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Chevalier Lange d'Ardennes" -- and had others printed, simply "Dardennes, junior (du Morbihan).
The French Immortals Series — Complete