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corbeille

[ kawr-buhl; French kawr-be-yuh ]

/ ˈkɔr bəl; French kɔrˈbɛ yə /

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noun, plural cor·beilles

[kawr-buhlz; French kawr-be-yuh]. /ˈkɔr bəlz; French kɔrˈbɛ yə/.

a variant of corbeil.

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Words nearby corbeille

Corantijn, coranto, corazón, corban, corbeil, corbeille, corbel, corbel arch, corbeling, corbelling, corbel out

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How to use corbeille in a sentence

That inconsiderate wretch of a Marquis de Ferrier—to spoil such a corbeille as this!
Lazarre|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Here's the consolation:—my father will be obliged to turn his corbeille into my trousseau when I am married!
Lazarre|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
With all the courtesy of his country, he offered to Lady Green the choicest in his little corbeille.
Hesperothen; Notes from the West, Vol. II (of 2)|W. H. Russell
You could not have so doubted had you seen the trousseau and the corbeille, for you know, 'Le prsent fait oublier le futur.'
Helen|Maria Edgeworth

Your aunt, the Countess, sends her love to you, and amuses herself with the preparation of your corbeille.
The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851|Various