rognon

/ French (rɔɲɔ̃) /


noun
  1. mountaineering an isolated rock outcrop on a glacier

Origin of rognon

1
C20: literally: kidney

Words Nearby rognon

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How to use rognon in a sentence

  • Across this portion of the glacier we proceeded westward, purposing to attempt the ascent at the rognon side.

  • Ali smiled to see him go, and then, when he was no longer in sight, turned into the apartment of the Baron of Mont-rognon.

    The Days of Chivalry | Ernest Louis Victor Jules L'Epine
  • On the twenty-eighth day of his captivity Mont-rognon greeted Ali with a smile which he struggled to make as gracious as possible.

    The Days of Chivalry | Ernest Louis Victor Jules L'Epine
  • "To make a good supper," said Mont-rognon, with a hollow voice, gnashing his teeth like castanets.

    The Days of Chivalry | Ernest Louis Victor Jules L'Epine
  • Mont-rognon, whose normal state was semi-intoxication, was the first to wake next day.

    The Days of Chivalry | Ernest Louis Victor Jules L'Epine