bordereau
Americannoun
plural
bordereauxnoun
Etymology
Origin of bordereau
1895–1900; < French, equivalent to bord edge ( see border) + -ereau; see -rel
Example Sentences
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Marie-Georges Picquart stumbled on evidence that the real spy was Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, a commandant whose handwriting did indeed match that of the bordereau, and who did indeed need money to cover huge debts.
From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2010
How indignantly he had then denied having ever acknowledged the authorship of the bordereau, and how complacently he now admitted it!
From With Zola in England by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
He seemed astonished that I did not know what a bordereau was.
From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
"He must have known that he wrote the bordereau," he replied.
From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
He may have done something else, but he never, in my belief, wrote the bordereau.
From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
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