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US
/ˈɫɔɪɹ/
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NOUN
- the longest French river; rises in the Massif Central and flows north and west to the Atlantic Ocean
How To Use Loire In A Sentence
- Vietnamese or Thai: Clos Palet Vouvray, France 2009 £7.35, MorrisonsSomething in the slightly tart, fresh, green, appley flavours of this off-dry Loire white works well with the the kind of herbs – coriander, mint, Thai basil – used in Vietnamese and Thai salads and noodle dishes. The best wine and food matches
- Napoléon n'avait encore que vingt ans, lorsqu'un officier russe lui dit avec beaucoup de suffisance, que les Russes se battaient pour la gloire, et que les Français ne se battaient que pour l'argent. French Conversation and Composition
- This composition lends itself to rich and diversified farming: cattle raised for meat consumption in the regions of Ancenis and Châteaubriant; milk production in Redon; vegetable gardens in the alluvial valley of the Loire; and vineyards cultivating Muscadets and Gamays in the Ancenis hills and throughout the entire regions south of the Loire.
- I beetle through woods along a track, with the Loire to myself. Times, Sunday Times
- Without body and sufficient fruit flavors, Sauvignon blanc wines from the Loire Valley are offensively vegetal and aggressively acidic.
- Another was observed at a restaurant called RSJ (for Rolled Steel Joists — a name derived from the adventure of renovating the building, apparently), right near the National Theatre, open late and noted for its wonderful selection of Loire Valley wines at reasonable prices (reasonable for London, that is). Polenta Cake Inspired By a Trip Across the Pond - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com
- Loire Cabernet Francs are at their best in hot vintages like 2003, when their potentially stalky flavours are transformed by sunshine.
- Thankfully all photographic evidence of our tour of the Loire Valley has been destroyed, so no one will ever be able to confirm how truly hideous my outfit was.
- Here are the high plains and deeply-cleft bocage country of Normandy, the stony, prehistoric wilds of Brittany, and the richly-planted riversides of the Seine and the Loire.
- It was after his first visit, a quick, four-day trip during which we went to several of the Loire Valley chateaux that surround Tours.