distingué
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of distingué
1805–15; < French, adj. use of past participle of distinguer to distinguish
Example Sentences
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He was also terribly distingué, standing more than six feet tall, nattily attired in tailored suits, ascots and polished shoes, his proper English accent softened to a buttery hush.
From New York Times
Though Lovick isn’t sure how rabbit-hat became a universal icon, I ventured a theory: The trick originated in the 1800s, when top hats symbolized wealth, power, a certain distingué.
From Seattle Times
Each year, the lively concept store is redesigned and reimagined by the maison’s artistic director, Stéphane Parmentier, who uses the space as a laboratory to construct intriguing dialogues between Christofle’s distingué roots and its modern sensibility.
From Architectural Digest
Gran parte de lo que distingue esta comida es que es creada teniendo en mente a los pacientes de cáncer.
From Washington Times
This is also when she changed her name to her mother’s, feeling it was, as she put it once, “more distingué” than Murray.
From Seattle Times
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