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 conceived it a possibility that his congé might have been more kindly given him, but ... he had received it, and he was not slow to recognize it as absolute and without appeal.
From The Destroying Angel by Vance, Louis Joseph
The old-fashioned invocations of God, Madonna, or some saint were preserved at the beginning of each canto, while the audience received their congé from the author at its close.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
Adieu, from the French, is still more ceremonious than farewell; congé, also from the French, is commonly contemptuous or supercilious, and equivalent to dismissal.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
Having given the coyotes their congé, we proceeded to pitch our buffalo-tents.
From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne
Merely to say that they were an itinerant company of actors and actresses would be sufficient to ensure them a speedy congé from Blanford.
From His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts by Wells, David Dwight
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