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Fameuse

[ fuh-myooz ]

/ fəˈmyuz /

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noun

an American variety of red apple that ripens in early winter.

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Also called snow apple.

Origin of Fameuse

1800–10; <French, feminine of fameuxfamous

Words nearby Fameuse

fam, famacide, Famagusta, fame, famed, Fameuse, familial, familial hypercholesterolemia, familiar, familiarity, Familiarity breeds contempt

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How to use Fameuse in a sentence

There is a variety under the name Striped Fameuse, claimed to be distinct, the fruit being more striped and less highly colored.
The Apple|Various
It was a curious meeting, and, as Orloff said just now, "je lui devais une fameuse chandelle."
Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life|Mary Alsop King Waddington
Elle et lui, l'un aprs l'autre, prirent la fameuse lunette et la dirigrent vers le burg.
Le chteau des Carpathes|Jules Verne
He said it was a Fameuse and she declared it was a Yellow Transparent.
The Story Girl|Lucy Maud Montgomery

The Fameuse is not well liked in the South, but popular in the North, etc.
Apple Growing|M. C. Burritt