douane
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And the tide came streaming to the end of the long avenue of the Champs Elys�es and no farther, and turned and ebbed away again from the gates of the Douane.
From Old Kensington by Thackeray, Miss
After a rigorous search of my portmanteau at the Douane, and exhibiting my passport, I was allowed to proceed on my journey to Milan.
From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E
It has; it is at the Douane, waiting for me.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, June 4, 1892 by Various
At the frontier bridge of St. Louis, where they alighted to meet the requirements of the Douane, even Mrs. Dollond's frivolity was changed into silent admiration of the savage beauty of the gorge.
From A Comedy of Masks A Novel by Dowson, Ernest Christopher
And when we do return to Fécamp, I have to lie to off Notre Dame de la Garde and signal to the Douane that I have you safe.
From The Last Hope by Merriman, Henry Seton
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