écrevisse
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Though much esteemed in Paris, where they fetch a high price as écrevisse, we must confess they are rather disappointing when served up.
From A Cotswold Village by Gibbs, J. Arthur
Examples familiar to everybody are crayfish from Fr. écrevisse, gilly-flower from Fr. giroflée, shame-faced for shamefast.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
It was a true 'crayfish,' écrevisse, eight inches long, formed regularly with the thick powerful tail, the sharp serrated snout, the long antennæ, and the spider-like legs of the lobster tribe.
From The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses by Froude, James Anthony
I wondered where the butler had found flowers and fruit and écrevisses.
From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
The King called to him, as he opened the door, "Don't forget the écrevisses à la Bordelaise; I have been looking forward to them for a long time."
From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
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