Comines
Americannoun
noun
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Christophe Bourgois, 29, a builder, said it was worth his while to drive to the French border town of Halluin from his Belgian home town of Comines.
From Reuters • Sep. 2, 2022
Crossing the Lys on the following days between Wervicq and Comines, the British now drew near to Menin.
From Ypres and the Battles of Ypres by Unknown
On the whole, however, no one would think of reading Comines for the merit, or even the quaintness of his style, nor can he be commended as a vivid, even if an inelegant describer.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
Philippe de Comines has said that there is but one thing more severe on a man than the favor of kings, and that is their enmity.
From Francezka by Seawell, Molly Elliot
On the extinction of the family, the lordship was assigned by Louis XI. to Philippe de Comines.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
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