couvert
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of couvert
C18: from French
Example Sentences
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Needless to add, I had no intention to touch at Fontainebleau or disturb the petit couvert of the King.
From Orrain A Romance by Levett-Yeats, S.
In her terror, she upset the three wineglasses that formed part of the display beside each couvert on the luncheon table.
From The Stowaway Girl by Tracy, Louis
This is their exchange in fine weather; but adjoining is a handsome building, called La Bourse à couvert, or Le Consulte, to which recourse is always had in case of rain.
From Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 1 by Turner, Dawson
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
Next came a couvert pliant, containing knife, fork, and spoon; and, lest I should be guilty of selfishness, I ordered a duplicate for the man who would look after the mule.
From The Princess Passes by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
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