Fameuse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Fameuse
1800–10; < French, feminine of fameux famous
Example Sentences
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The Northern Spy, the McIntosh, and the Fameuse are not to be excelled as they are grown in the Champlain Valley, in Vermont, or in Maine.
From Apple Growing by Burritt, M. C.
There is a variety under the name Striped Fameuse, claimed to be distinct, the fruit being more striped and less highly colored.
From The Apple by Various
There is the race or family of the russets and of the Fameuse.
From The Apple-Tree The Open Country Books—No. 1 by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)
The Fameuse is not well liked in the South, but popular in the North, etc.
From Apple Growing by Burritt, M. C.
He said it was a Fameuse and she declared it was a Yellow Transparent.
From The Story Girl by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
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