coffret
Americannoun
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Then, more tranquilly, he turned towards the coffret, which Colbert's envoy held out to him.—It was his treasure—he had won it.
From The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas père, Alexandre
Ung oyseau mort, appell� oyseau de paradis, envelop� de taffetas, mis en ung petit coffret de bois.
From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.
Dans un coffret d’ébène j’ai deux coupes d’ambre qui ressemblent à des pommes d’or.
From Selected Prose of Oscar Wilde by Wilde, Oscar
“I think that his Royal Highness will like this coffret well.”
From In the Days of the Guild by Lamprey, Louise
She shut them closely in a little chest, and this coffret she bore with her in her flight, for she would neither lose them nor forget.
From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by France, Marie de
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