dauphine
noun
the wife of a dauphin.
dauphine
1 American
[daw-feen, doh-feen]
/ ˈdɔ fin, doʊˈfin /
noun
dauphines
plural
Dauphiné
2
American
[doh-fee-ney]
/ doʊ fiˈneɪ /
noun
Dauphiné
1
British
/ dofine /
noun
dauphine
2
British
/ dofin, ˈdɔːfiːn, ˈdɔːfɪnɪs, dɔːˈfiːn /
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of dauphine
1860–65; < French; Middle French dalfine, feminine of dalphin dauphin
Example Sentences
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The meat, fabulous with hints of honey, ginger and North African spices, has strong competition in its sidekicks, dauphine potatoes and ruddy, intense eggplant flan.
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2015
A year on, even those who wrote her off as Delanoë’s dauphine admit a grudging respect.
From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2015
She saw her offering in our beauty, the benevolence of the dauphine in our softness, her own gratitude in our exquisite fineness, and princely munificence in our delicacy.
From Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore
Madame la Duchesse d'Angouleme, afterwards the dauphine, the Duchesse de Berry, the archbishop, later the chancellor, and several pious persons contributed liberally the first necessary sums.
From The Brotherhood of Consolation by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
Even the power of the dauphine was not sufficient to provide Adrienne de la Rocheaimard with a suitable husband.
From Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore
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