carte du jour
Americannoun
noun
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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
But every body knows the names, the situation, and even the carte du jour of at least a dozen restaurants in the French capital without ever having been there.
From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 by Clark, Lewis Gaylord
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
Gladly she obeyed; and holding in her hand a carte du jour on which she had written her own name, at last she had the right of entrance.
From The Guests Of Hercules by Bracker, M. Leone
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