agnel
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of agnel
< Middle French: literally, lamb < Latin agnellus, diminutive of agnus lamb
Example Sentences
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A woman who had some Highlanders quartered in her house told me in speaking of them: "Monsieur, ce sont de si bonnes gens; ils sont doux comme des agneaux."
From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E
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