distinguée
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of distinguée
< French, feminine of distingué distingué ( def. )
Example Sentences
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My cousin Caroline, whom I remember as very beautiful and refined, with a distinguée manner, had a small work-box, p. 20on the cover of which was a picture of the Pavilion in Brighton.
From Memoirs by Leland, Charles Godfrey
She was apparently very amiable, and certainly very distinguée in her manners, and we saw a great deal of her as she was a great favourite with Madame d’Albret.
From Valerie by Marryat, Frederick
With a black domino covering her impossible face, and a simple evening dress, she looked as distinguée as my best girl would have done.
From The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes by Zangwill, Israel
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