Alençon

[ a-lahn-sawn; English uh-len-suhn, -son ]

noun
  1. a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.

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How to use Alençon in a sentence

  • Here he remained in office no longer than absolutely necessary, retreating to his dear Alencon home.

    Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
  • In 1824, then a judge at Alencon, he helped render an alibi decision in favor of Victurnien d'Esgrignon, who really was guilty.

    Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
  • His aunt took him back quickly to Alencon, and by a great effort he was rescued from legal proceedings.

    Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
  • My life was like a troubled sleep; I woke and thought myself a girl; I was in Alencon, where all my memories were pure and chaste.

    The Chouans | Honore de Balzac
  • Born of an old Alencon family, du Bousquier was a cross between the bourgeois and the country squire.

    An Old Maid | Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for Alençon

Alençon

/ (French alɑ̃sɔ̃) /


noun
  1. a town in NW France: early lace-manufacturing centre. Pop: 28 935 (1999)

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