alouette
noun
a lark.
alouettes
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pluralof alouette.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The brother-in-law growled in his throat like a happy tomcat and the pregnant ladies twittered like alouettes singing to the sun.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Then we have plovers and larks in any quantity, but I would not like to vouch for what are often served as alouettes and mauviettes.
From The Gourmet's Guide to Europe by Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel) Newnham-Davis
