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A cheap claret, used as a table wine in France.
A mineral water found at Vichy, France. It is essentially an effervescent solution of sodium, calcium, and magnetism carbonates, with sodium and potassium chlorides; also, by extension, any artificial or natural water resembling in composition the Vichy water proper. Called also, colloquially, Vichy.
The third estate, or commonalty, in France, answering to the commons in Great Britain; -- so called in distinction from, and as inferior to, the nobles and clergy.
A rich kind of lace made at Valenciennes, in France. Each piece is made throughout, ground and pattern, by the same person and with the same thread, the pattern being worked in the net.
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A seaport town in France.
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A gay, lively dance for one couple, -- said to have been borrowed from Provence in France.
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One of a school of poets who flourished from the eleventh to the thirteenth century, principally in Provence, in the south of France, and also in the north of Italy. They invented, and especially cultivated, a kind of lyrical poetry characterized by intricacy of meter and rhyme, and usually of a romantic, amatory strain.
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In concert; with mutual cooperation; as, the allies made war upon France together.
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A labiate shrub (Rosmarinus officinalis) with narrow grayish leaves, growing native in the southern part of France, Spain, and Italy, also in Asia Minor and in China. It has a fragrant smell, and a warm, pungent, bitterish taste. It is used in cookery, perfumery, etc., and is an emblem of fidelity or constancy.
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A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in France, Belgium, Sweden, and some other European countries.
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To differ, or be different; to be unlike or diverse; as, the laws of France vary from those of England.
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One of a school of poets who flourished in Northern France from the eleventh to the fourteenth century.
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An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, written by Pope Gelasius, and revised, corrected, and abridged by St. Gregory, in which were contained the rites for Mass, the sacraments, the dedication of churches, and other ceremonies. There are several ancient books of the same kind in France and Germany.
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In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5.
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A white wine made in the district of Sauterne, France.
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An old measure of length in France, containing six French feet, or about 6.3946 French feet.
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To negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation; -- often followed by with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with France.
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Anciently, a bench or elevated place, from which speeches were delivered; in France, a kind of pulpit in the hall of the legislative assembly, where a member stands while making an address; any place occupied by a public orator.
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An adherent of a king (as of Charles I. in England, or of the Bourbons in france); one attached to monarchical government.
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A going round; a circuit; hence, a journey in a circuit; a prolonged circuitous journey; a comprehensive excursion; as, the tour of Europe; the tour of France or England.
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