carte du jour
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of carte du jour
1935–40; < French: menu of the day
Example Sentences
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First-class passenger Abraham Lincoln Salomon salvaged the creased and tattered carte du jour, which was tucked inside his pocket when the ship went down after colliding with an iceberg.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 4, 2015
Among the National brands examined, Baby Boomers’ top-3 carte du jour were located at Panera, Au Bon Pain, and Applebee’s.
From Forbes ● Sep. 10, 2014
Patrons always reviewed the carte du jour carefully before making a selection.
From The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces by Broun, Heywood
He took up the carte du jour, studied it at length and with obvious care, then gave an order in excellent French, which the steward hastened away to carry out.
From Bella Donna A Novel by Hichens, Robert Smythe
After that experience, we always took care to order the rarest and most costly viands on the carte du jour.
From Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 by Reid, Stuart J. (Stuart Johnson)
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