douceur
noun
a gratuity; tip.
douceurs
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pluralof douceur.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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His douceurs were nought but such as an artillery marshal might declaim.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
The liberal douceurs of Louise Moreau's mysterious guardian, furnish all present needs.
From The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance by Richard Savage
The Governor farms the place from the Porte: he may do what he pleases as long as he pays his rent with punctuality and provides presents and douceurs for the Pasha of Mocha.
From First Footsteps in East Africa by Sir Richard Francis Burton
Miss Greta smiled as she dispensed her douceurs with the demeanor Napier could have sworn Miss Greta herself took to be suitable to the daughter of a German officer.
From The Messenger by Elizabeth Robins
These are the douceurs, by which we are invited to regicide fraternity and friendship.
From Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke by Edmund Burke
