écrevisse
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Though much esteemed in Paris, where they fetch a high price as écrevisse, we must confess they are rather disappointing when served up.
From A Cotswold Village by Gibbs, J. Arthur
Examples familiar to everybody are crayfish from Fr. écrevisse, gilly-flower from Fr. giroflée, shame-faced for shamefast.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
It was a true 'crayfish,' écrevisse, eight inches long, formed regularly with the thick powerful tail, the sharp serrated snout, the long antennæ, and the spider-like legs of the lobster tribe.
From The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses by Froude, James Anthony
The King called to him, as he opened the door, "Don't forget the écrevisses à la Bordelaise; I have been looking forward to them for a long time."
From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
I wondered where the butler had found flowers and fruit and écrevisses.
From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
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