auguste

august

/ (aʊˈɡuːst, ˈaʊˌɡʊst) /

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noun

(often capital) a type of circus clown who usually wears battered ordinary clothes and is habitually maladroit or unlucky

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Word Origin for auguste

C20: French, from German

Words nearby auguste

augury, august, Augusta, Augustales, Augustan, auguste, Augustine, Augustinian, Augustinian of the Assumption, Augustus, Augustus Caesar

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Example sentences from the Web for auguste

Hadria was playing with her; she liked that better than having Jean Paul Auguste to play with.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird
Marie-Louise and Philippe-Auguste, who had just come in from the gutter, were slapping each other all the way upstairs.
Maupassant Original Short Stories (180), Complete|Guy de Maupassant
Marie-Louise and Philippe-Auguste, however, had now left the house and were running up and down the street.
Maupassant Original Short Stories (180), Complete|Guy de Maupassant
"We are proud of our pond, which Mr. Auguste Chouteau has made for us," she said.
The Rose of Old St. Louis|Mary Dillon

Hopelessly, Auguste stood up and bent over to pick up the iron ball chained to his leg.
Shaman|Robert Shea

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