en clair
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of en clair
Literally, “in clear”
Example Sentences
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P.S.—The cypher will be better set by the last letter of the word en clair, immediately preceding the cyphered part of the letter.
From Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of
I sent off a long telegram in cypher to the Stockholm Legation, making certain inquiries, and a longer one en clair to the British Consul at Gothenburg.
From The Days Before Yesterday by Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton
The Russian Ambassador also despatched an urgent message en clair to his Government embodying the contradiction communicated by the Wilhelmstrasse.
From England and Germany by William Morris Hughes
The cypher may be set by the first letter, which is written en clair, as I in this letter.
From Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of
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