charvet
[ shahr-vey, shahr-vey ]
noun
a soft, lusterless silk or rayon tie fabric, often made with a faint stripe effect.
Origin of charvet
1Named after the French firm
Words Nearby charvet
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How to use charvet in a sentence
charvet and Florent were naturally those whose utterances were listened to with the greatest attention.
The Fat and the Thin | Emile Zola"We must make a clean sweep of everything," charvet would curtly say, as though he were delivering a blow with a cleaver.
The Fat and the Thin | Emile Zolacharvet was rather annoyed by the advantage which this circumstance gave to Florent.
The Fat and the Thin | Emile ZolaEuphemie, accompanied by charvet, made the journey in one of Madame Bonaparte's carriages.
M. charvet, concierge of the palace, was at once summoned; his Majesty complained of his bed, and ordered another to be brought.
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