Châteaubriand
Fran·çois Re·né [frahn-swaruh-ney], /frɑ̃ˈswa rəˈneɪ/, 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.
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How to use Châteaubriand in a sentence
I have just read a very funny article of the "rascal" on Chateaubriand and M. de Marcellus, his critic.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierChateaubriand, who was one of this Court in exile, was at a dinner where they sat at table from one o'clock till eight.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondThe execution of the Duc d'Enghien was so horrifying to Chateaubriand that he forthwith resigned his appointments.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonIt was, as Chateaubriand sarcastically said, a revised and improved edition of Louis's constitution.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneThe similes of Balzac and of Chateaubriand hold good to-day.
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British Dictionary definitions for Chateaubriand
/ (French ʃɑtobrijɑ̃) /
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
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