auguste

august

/ (aʊˈɡuːst, ˈaʊˌɡʊst) /

noun

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

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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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

I must go at once to Destivals, said Auguste, interrupting Monin in the middle of his speech.
The Milkmaid of Montfermeil (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XX)|Charles Paul de Kock
He worked to help Auguste, who didnt know anything about it, probably.
The Milkmaid of Montfermeil (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XX)|Charles Paul de Kock
Auguste went out singing, and Bertrand went down to his friend Schtracks, to question his wife.
The Milkmaid of Montfermeil (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XX)|Charles Paul de Kock
Again Bertrand was awaiting his masters return; but when Auguste appeared, the other divined the result of his quest.
The Milkmaid of Montfermeil (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XX)|Charles Paul de Kock

Then, with a little cry, we saw her run forward—into the arms of Auguste de St. Gre.
The Crossing|Winston Churchill

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