galerie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of galerie
< Louisiana French, French: gallery
Example Sentences
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After work came a little intellectual refreshment in one's own galerie.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2011
Eating gruel pour la galerie is a pitiable state to be reduced to—surely no lower depths of humiliation are conceivable.
From The Solitary Summer by Elizabeth
In this galerie, as in others following it, there were shown such placques, vases, dishes, and other objects of art, that the beholders were silent with admiration.
From Polly and Her Friends Abroad by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
A gentleman accompanied by a lady, if she is only an acquaintance, is sure to tip generously, pour la galerie, although he may look as if he wanted to accompany every penny by a kick.
From The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various
A more grandiloquent name applied by the French to some of their passages is galerie: we remember the Galerie Vivienne as one of the most splendid specimens, with its marchands of artificial luxuries.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 541, April 7, 1832 by Various
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