duc
Americannoun
plural
ducsExample Sentences
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In a third Joyce recalls: “Our talk consisted solely of the word ‘No.’ Proust asked me if I knew the duc de so-and-so.
From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2012
A few years before the revolution, the rhinoceros at the ménagerie at Versailles killed two men on separate occasions, and the duc de Noailles reported that the animal was likely to “bust out” again.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2011
Ung aultre petit tableau carr� d'argent dor�, le fond d'esmail rouge, � ung personnaige ayant le visaige fait d'ung camehu, derri�re lequel tableau est escript le duc de Berry.
From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.
It will perhaps be remembered that following the frightful adventure with the duc de Chaulnes, Beaumarchais had spent the evening of that same day in reading his play to a circle of friends.
From Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence by Kite, Elizabeth S.
Ung autre tableau d'ung personnaige habill� d'une robbe et chapperon bleu, � court cheveux, fait apr�s le premier duc de Brabant.
From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.
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