couteaux
- plural of couteau.
Example Sentences
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Marmontel says they were often à couteaux tirés; and this, not metaphorically but literally.
From The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
When we were all ready to shove off, "Lafont," he said, "are the men ready with their couteaux?"
From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael
