galimatias
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of galimatias
First recorded in 1645–55; from French, word of obscure origin first attested in Montaigne ( jargon de galimathias )
Example Sentences
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Our European galimatias about the ‘smiles of the fair,’ etc., look very mean beside ‘Achul en Benàt,’ methinks.
From Letters from Egypt by Ross, Janet
"Afin que les entreprises honorables et les nobles aventures et faicts d'armes soyent noblement enregistr�s et conserv�s, je vais traiter et raconter et inventer ung galimatias."
From Chivalry by Elliott, Elizabeth Shippen Green
Quel jargon metaphysique jete mal a propos dans l'histoire naturelle, qui tombe dans le galimatias des qu'elle sort des idees claires, des idees justes.
From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
Her dress, like her language, is a galimatias of several countries.
From The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
At times," said de Puysange, with dignity, "your galimatias are insufferable.
From Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes by Cabell, James Branch
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