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chappe

[ shap ]

/ ʃæp /

noun

Words nearby chappe

chaplinesque, chapman, chapman stick, chappal, chappaquiddick incident, chappe, chapped, chappell, chappie, chaps, chapstick

Origin of chappe

First recorded in 1815–25

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Examples from the Web for chappe

It was as though Chappe had indeed something to say and meant to say it.
Metapsychical Phenomena|J. Maxwell
Chappe was asked if he had not something to say or offer Professor Richet as a birthday present.
Metapsychical Phenomena|J. Maxwell
Asked if he had anything to say, Chappe dictated: Il faut laisser le petit en repos loin de son tuteur.
Metapsychical Phenomena|J. Maxwell
Has he seen the biographical notice of Chappe in Larousses dictionary?
Metapsychical Phenomena|J. Maxwell

He has no conscious recollection of having read this, nor does he remember ever having heard of Chappe the astronomer.
Metapsychical Phenomena|J. Maxwell

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