couvert
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of couvert
C18: from French
Example Sentences
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J'ai couvert d'une ombre éternelle Des astres éteints dans leur cours.
From The Heavenly Father Lectures on Modern Atheism by Downton, Henry
A droller mélange could not be imagined than presented itself in the panoramic procession; and long before the grand couvert was over, I thought it much the most amusing part of the scene.
From Recollections of Europe by Cooper, James Fenimore
Maman vous fait dire que votre couvert vous attendra jusqu' à la nuit.
From The Awakening The Resurrection by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
And for that day Mme. the duchess the mother declined to be served � couvert but left the honour to her daughter-in-law as was right.
From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Putnam, Ruth
La nuit �tait tr�s-noire et il faisait un froid �pre qui avait couvert de 'bordages' les rives du fleuve.
From History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 With a Sketch of his Life by Butterfield, Consul Willshire
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