congé
Americannoun
plural
congés-
leave-taking; farewell.
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permission to depart.
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sudden dismissal.
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a bow or obeisance.
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Architecture. a concave molding, as an apophyge, formed by a quadrant curving away from a given surface and terminating perpendicular to a fillet parallel to that surface.
noun
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permission to depart or dismissal, esp when formal
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a farewell
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architect a concave moulding See also cavetto
Etymology
Origin of congé
From French, dating back to 1695–1705; congee
Example Sentences
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He seizes into his own hands under the mask of a congé d’élire the appointments to the bishoprics.
From Irish History and the Irish Question by Smith, Goldwin
Does she ever regret—repent of her haste in thus giving him his congé!
From Fordham's Feud by Mitford, Bertram
C'était avec le cœur bien gros j'ai pris congé de vous, Sire, après les beaux et heureux jours que nous avons passés avec vous et que vous avez su nous rendre si agréables.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Benson, Arthur Christopher
Left to herself, she would make light of such a suitor, and give him his congé with a brusque promptitude.
From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne
A sense of security regained, precariously regained—a current of silent but mutual congratulations—ran between the Bedford and the Norfolk hotels at Brighton when Lady Lucy had received her congé.
From Second String by Hope, Anthony
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