Embarras

[ am-braw ]

/ ˈæm brɔ /

a river in E Illinois, flowing S and SE to the Wabash River. 185 miles (298 km) long.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 12

The symptoms are such as belong to acute indigestion and the embarras gastrique of French authors.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
I can swear now I am in no embarras: I am sure I did get de oder note from dis gentleman.
Tales And Novels, Volume 1 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth
The subject of Devonshire rivers is a matter of embarras de richesses indeed.
The Rivers and Streams of England|A.G. Bradley
A bibliography, if there be one, would be most likely an embarras de richesse.
Papers and proceedings of the thirty-fifth general meeting of the American Library Association, 1913|Various

If this be true, it may embarras ministers here how to treat with Pache or men who may not exist two days.
Private letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon