guichet
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of guichet
C19: from French
Example Sentences
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Only on the ledge in front of the guichet there was a guttering tallow candle at the disposal of the inquirers.
From El Dorado, an adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
They reached the guichet and Andrew drew his money.
From The Mountebank by William John Locke
There was no military clerk in attendance there, and, to my surprise, the guichet was closed.
From The Maids of Paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
Lassie cried delightedly; "a regular Tourangean porte with a guichet!"
From In a Mysterious Way by Anne Warner
The young cashier, who had paid out to her through the little brass guichet many tens of thousands of pretty white notes and gold-pieces, informed her that he could not give her any money.
From Clark's Field by Robert Herrick
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