eau de Javelle

[oh duh zha-vel, -zhuh-, ohd^uhzha-vel]

noun

1. Javel water.

eau de Javelle

/ ʒə-, əʊ də ʒæˈvɛl, od ʒavɛl /

noun

1. another name for Javel water

Example Sentences

And she marched out of the house, carrying the bottle of eau de Javelle with her.

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Gervaise, habituated apparently to puddles, did not lift her skirts but threaded her way through the part of eau de Javelle which encumbered the doorway.

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A light gray mist or steam pervaded the room, which was filled with a smell of soapsuds and eau de Javelle combined.

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She offered her also some eau de Javelle, but the young woman refused.

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