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farceuse

American  
[far-sœz] / farˈsœz /

noun

plural

farceuses

  1. a woman skilled in farce.

Etymology

Origin of farceuse

From French; farceur, -euse

Example Sentences

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‘As for you, mademoiselle,’ said I, ‘you are a farceuse.’

From Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes by Stevenson, Robert Louis

"As for you, mademoiselle," said I, "you are a farceuse."

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew

In such a scene the audience of three servants awaited the performance of the polite comedy by the farceur and farceuse, who would pretend to leave their personal tragedies in the wings.

From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert

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