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French kid

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noun

  1. kidskin tanned by an alum or vegetable process and finished in a manner originally employed by the French.


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Dawkins is betting the future of the Wizards on an 18-year-old French kid who stands 6-foot-8 with a 7-foot-2 wingspan and a tantalizing skill set that’s ripe for further development.

From Washington Times Jun. 26, 2023

“We have one French kid, he’s 16, he’s very questioning and doesn’t understand how it works in Northern Ireland. He said to one boy: ‘What do you mean, you’re Protestant?

From The Guardian Jan. 21, 2017

"That went well!" said Polly, when they had reached their closing tableau, with John Smith on his knees, kissing the French kid shoe of Pocahontas.

From Half a Dozen Girls by Ray, Anna Chapin

Would her French kid gloves put out their primrose fingers to help her in her lonely hours? would her smart bonnets crown her home with peace and the content of a loving spirit?

From Old Kensington by Thackeray, Miss

In France alone the wine clarifiers use more than 80,000,000 a year, and the Alsatians consume fully 38,000,000 in calico printing and for dressing the leather used in making the finest of French kid gloves.

From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham

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