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Athénienne

American

[ah-teyn-yen, a-tey-nyen] / ˌɑ teɪnˈjɛn, a teɪˈnjɛn /

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

Noun Inflected Forms

Athéniennes

plural

Etymology

Origin of Athénienne

< French, feminine of athénien Athenian

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Athénienne Athéniennes

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

From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert

As for the Lettres Athéniennes, if it were not for completeness, I should scarcely even mention them.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by Saintsbury, George

This course, with the "Causeries Athéniennes," seems to me to establish Victor Cherbuliez's position at Geneva.

From Amiel's Journal by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

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