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Chavannes

American  
[sha-van] / ʃaˈvan /
Chavannes British  
/ ʃavan /

noun

  1. See Puvis de Chavannes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 1957, Alfred W. Fielding and Marc Chavannes were trying to create a new kind of textured wallpaper by attaching two plastic sheets together, but pockets of air got stuck in between.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

As years went by, the company Fielding and Chavannes founded expanded its wrap options to include a variety of bubble sizes.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

“Don’t get caught up with his size,” Holloway told Chavannes.

From Washington Post Mar. 23, 2023

Ms. Chavannes is accused of getting in the face of a clinic staffer and yelling “Do not touch me.”

From Washington Times Dec. 18, 2022

He informed me that he was the Comte de Chavannes.

From Valerie by Marryat, Frederick

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