couvert
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of couvert
C18: from French
Example Sentences
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Il étoit enveloppé d'une étoffe de soie peinte et chargée de lettres morisque, et un chameau le portoit, couvert lui-même également de soie.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard
Maman vous fait dire que votre couvert vous attendra jusqu' à la nuit.
From The Awakening The Resurrection by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
Arrived at the table, he found his couvert to consist of a napkin, plate, silver goblet, fork and spoon, being expected to supply his own knife.
From Old Quebec The Fortress of New France by Bryan, Claude Glennon
It was with the joy of great relief that he heard Ellis say to his underling, "Numéro cinq, sur la terrace, un couvert."
From The Exiles and Other Stories by Davis, Richard Harding
Par derrière suivoient huit vieillards, qui montoient chacun un chameau de course près duquel on menoit en lesse leur cheval, magnifiquement couvert et orné de riches selles, selon la mode du pays.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard
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