Fameuse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Fameuse
1800–10; < French, feminine of fameux famous
Example Sentences
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Vermonters call it "oldfashioned" because it has so many varieties�high-flavored Spitzenburg, hardy Wealthies, late-ripening Fameuse, good-cooking Greenings, fine-for-cider Russets, as well as English Pippins and an Australian species.
From Time Magazine Archive
Have tried and discarded Yellow Transparent, Rambo, Fameuse, and others.
From The Apple by Various
Although the Abb� de Richelieu had, as we have mentioned, departed for Hungary, the Fameuse Com�dienne retains him on the stage and makes him play a particularly odious r�le.
From Queens of the French Stage by Williams, H. Noel
He said it was a Fameuse and she declared it was a Yellow Transparent.
From The Story Girl by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
On the other hand, the anonymous author of La Fameuse Com�dienne, who wrote nearer the event, gives a wholly different version of the affair.
From Queens of the French Stage by Williams, H. Noel
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