congé
Americannoun
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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
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of congé
From French, dating back to 1695–1705; see origin at congee
Example Sentences
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The letters P.P.C. for pour prendre congé, written at the lower corner of visiting cards, indicate departure from town or from a neighbourhood.
From Manners and Rules of Good Society or Solecisms to be Avoided by Anonymous
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
It is obvious that serious loss might be entailed upon the community, if the patron refrained for some time from granting his congé d’élire.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
He is rather down, poor fellow, as his congé drags on and they seem in no hurry at the Foreign Office to give him another post.
From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King
As she ceases speaking she turns back again to the contemplation of the fire, as though desirous of giving him his congé.
From Airy Fairy Lilian by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)
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