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Chavannes

American  
[sha-van] / ʃaˈvan /

Chavannes British  
/ ʃavan /

noun

  1. See Puvis de Chavannes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As years went by, the company Fielding and Chavannes founded expanded its wrap options to include a variety of bubble sizes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

In 1957, Alfred W. Fielding and Marc Chavannes were trying to create a new kind of textured wallpaper by attaching two plastic sheets together, but pockets of air got stuck in between.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

Seton Hall Coach Shaheen Holloway, an alum who at the time recruited the New York area as a Seton Hall assistant, insisted Chavannes accept him.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2023

Ms. Chavannes is accused of getting in the face of a clinic staffer and yelling “Do not touch me.”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2022

I never met anyone so receptive on all subjects; he would record what Mr Pennell or Puvis de Chavannes said in praise or blame of a particular drawing with equal candour and good humour.

From Aubrey Beardsley by Robert Ross

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