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Athénienne

American

[ah-teyn-yen, a-tey-nyen] / ˌɑ teɪnˈyɛn, a teɪˈnyɛn /

noun

a small, decorative stand in the form of an antique tripod, used especially in France in the Louis XVI and Empire periods.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

Athéniennes

plural

Etymology

Origin of Athénienne

< French, feminine of athénien Athenian

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Kedzie showed her some trade photographs of herself as an Athénienne, and Miss Silsby pondered.

From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert

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