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chou
1[ shoo ]
noun
- a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
delicious little choux topped with sugar crystals or streusel.
Chou
2[ joh ]
noun
- a dynasty in China, 1122?–256 b.c., marked by the division of China into separate feudal states and the emergence of important philosophical schools, especially Confucianism and Taoism.
Chou
1/ tʃəʊ /
noun
- the imperial dynasty of China from about 1126 to 255 bc
chou
2/ ʃuː /
noun
- a type of cabbage
- a rosette
- a round cream bun
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Origin of chou1
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Example Sentences
In the same piece, we are presented with a grand chorus of Turks and Dervises, who sing, "Hu la baba la chou ba la baba la da."
Bending his course westward, Mr Margary entered the fine and fertile province of Kwei-chou.
Accordingly they descended into the cave beneath and taking up Chou-hu they again dressed him in his own robes.
"The necessity for the elaborate caution of the past no longer exists," remarked Chou-hu presently.
"The street is opportunely empty and there is little likelihood of anyone approaching at this hour," suggested Chou-hu.
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