chaussure
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Il y a des souliers de tout cuir et de tout �ge dans ces tr�sors de la chaussure; on y trouverait des cothurnes de l'an 500 de la r�publique, en cherchant bien.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
They are an untidy chaussure, but never seem to require to be tied afresh.
From The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Galton, Francis, Sir
The slightest approach to slatternliness in costume, when all should be exquisitely trim from chevelure to chaussure, would be an abomination, and assuredly beget a most unpleasant impression on the susceptible feelings of the husband.
From Routledge's Manual of Etiquette by Routledge, George
The chaussure consisted of gaiter-bootees of drab lasting-cloth, tipped with patent leather, and fastened over the front with a silk lace.
From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne
Jos Sedley, who admired his own legs prodigiously, and always wore this ornamental chaussure, was extremely pleased at this remark, though he drew his legs under his chair as it was made.
From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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