François René Vicomte de, 1768–1848, French author and statesman.
(lowercase) a thick slice of tenderloin, broiled and served with potatoes and a sauce, often a béarnaise sauce.
François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)
a thick steak cut from the fillet of beef
First recorded in 1875–80 Châteaubriand for def. 2
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The reaction had taken place, the Goddess of Reason was dethroned, and the burning words and vivid eloquence of Châteaubriand appealed at once to the heart and the imagination of his countrymen.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 by Various
But the defence had a tower of strength in the great advocate Berryer, the defender of Ney, Lamennais, Châteaubriand, and Louis Napoléon—the greatest pleader and, after Mirabeau, the greatest orator his country has produced.
From Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties by d'Auvergne, Edmund B.
The following extracts from letters addressed to her by Châteaubriand while he was ambassador at London clearly betray the state of her mind.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 by Various
Still, as far as her feelings for Châteaubriand were concerned, the efforts of her friends were in vain.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 by Various
For Flaubert, who modelled his magnificent prose harmonies on the Old Testament, Shakespeare, Bossuet, and Châteaubriand, the final test of noble prose is the audible reading thereof.
From Unicorns by Huneker, James
Danny's Jimmy Nardellos and harissa relish with labneh and mint sounded amazing, and I got a kick out of the notion of going from a Chateaubriand to bologna and canned corned beef.
From Salon ● May 29, 2024
The place came highly recommended by longtime friend and former Portland Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey, who probably neglected to mention that the Chateaubriand for two goes for $155.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2022
In a jaw-dropping video, he reeled off the names of those illustrious figures from the past who had brought glory to the nation: Hugo, Racine, La Fontaine, Voltaire, Chateaubriand, Descartes, Pascal, and, yes, Molière.
From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2022
Mr. Adams has written about his concerns about our changing ecology, and has lately been pondering a line attributed to the French Romantic writer Chateaubriand: “Forests precede civilizations, and deserts follow.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2018
They come into Saint- Malo around midnight, and the cabdriver leaves them at a hotel on the Place Chateaubriand.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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