chalumeau

[ shal-yuh-moh; French sha-ly-moh ]

noun,plural chal·u·meaux

[shal-yuh-mohz, French sha-ly-moh]. /ˌʃæl yəˈmoʊz, French ʃa lüˈmoʊ/.

Origin of chalumeau

1705–15; <French: originally, flute made from a reed, stem of a reed; Old French chalemel<Late Latin calamellus narrow reed; see calamus, -elle

Then one day his father brought him to see his aunt—who had married Monsieur chalumeau, my uncle, you see?
The Halo | Bettina von Hutten
Madame chalumeau's face, glossy and red-and-white like a Norman apple, wore an expression of anxious expectation.
The Halo | Bettina von Hutten
Good Madame chalumeau climbed down from her chair with a generous display of fat, black woollen legs and unpinned her skirt.
The Halo | Bettina von Hutten
Madame chalumeau flopped her omelet again, slid it to a platter and set a carafe of cider on the table.
The Halo | Bettina von Hutten
Madame chalumeau had risen, and had led her guest through the sitting-room into her immaculate kitchen.
The Halo | Bettina von Hutten

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