bordereau
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bordereau
1895–1900; < French, equivalent to bord edge ( see border) + -ereau; see -rel
Example Sentences
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Marie-Georges Picquart stumbled on evidence that the real spy was Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, a commandant whose handwriting did indeed match that of the bordereau, and who did indeed need money to cover huge debts.
From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2010
At the time no one even suspected Esterhazy in connection with the bordereau.
From Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 by Harris, Frank
"Did he confess that he wrote the bordereau?"
From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
Still, one point is gained; he admits having written the bordereau, and others hereafter will tell us the exact circumstances under which he did so.
From With Zola in England by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
He may have done something else, but he never, in my belief, wrote the bordereau.
From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
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