François René Vicomte de, 1768–1848, French author and statesman.
(lowercase) a thick slice of tenderloin, broiled and served with potatoes and a sauce, often a béarnaise sauce.
François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)
a thick steak cut from the fillet of beef
First recorded in 1875–80 Châteaubriand for def. 2
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Thus the life of M. de Châteaubriand had been a constant and a perpetual combat between his enterprises and his inclinations, his situation and his nature.
From Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 by Cole, John William
What reparation to our cause was it that our champion had died like a hero, and Châteaubriand, Arago, Cormenin and Béranger wept around his grave?
From Edmond Dantès by Flagg, Edmund
Though Châteaubriand was perpetually analyzing himself and his emotions, no man had less self-knowledge.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 by Various
The Duchess D'Abrantes, who saw her here, casually mentions her dejection in her Memoirs, and Châteaubriand says that the separation from Madame de Staël weighed heavily upon her spirits.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 by Various
I have forwarded to the Ministry of Police reports of these different operations, with the sheets and copies seized of the work of M. de Châteaubriand.
From Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 by Cole, John William
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