follis
noun
a bag of copper or bronze coins with a fixed weight, used as money of account in the later Roman Empire.
folles
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pluralof follis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Les années folles contained as much tragedy as fun.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2013
Creative director Deborah Lloyd matched the walls at the brand's show in a black dress adorned with French script reading "Toutes les filles sont folles," or "All the girls are crazy."
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 2012
Last year I was here at the festival with Alain Resnais, in another small comic role in ‘Les herbes folles.’
From New York Times ● May 19, 2010
The most ancient specimens of it which have come down to us are those collected under the title "Vierges sages et Vierges folles," preserved in MS.
From Some Forerunners of Italian Opera by W. J. (William James) Henderson
Les folles Entreprises is a very remarkable work.
From A Short History of French Literature by George Saintsbury
