Embarras
Americannoun
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An example of this was Mr. Linley Sambourne's drawing, entitled "An Embarras de Richesses," graphically illustrating the glut of money in "the City" in the summer of 1894.
From The History of "Punch" by Spielmann, M. H. (Marion Harry)
At four P.M. we left the main branch of the Athabasca, entering a small river, called the Embarras.
From Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1 by Franklin, John
At four P.M. we left the main branch of the Athabasca, entering a small river called the Embarras.
From The Journey to the Polar Sea by Franklin, John
Edgar.—Watered by Big, Clear, and Brulette's creeks on the eastern, and Little Embarras on its western side.
From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by Peck, John Mason
"Embarras de richesses," says Miss Chesney, with a gay laugh and a slight elevation of her brows.
From Airy Fairy Lilian by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)
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