guichet

/ ˈɡiːʃeɪ /

noun

1. a grating, hatch, or small opening in a wall, esp a ticket-office window

Word History and Origins

Origin of guichet¹

C19: from French

Example Sentences

"I suspect Guichet knows something against this interesting stranger," laughed Flandrin.

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"Or by stripping his shirt off his back, and showing the brand on his left shoulder," said Guichet.

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We were bound on an expedition of discovery, and the object of our journey was to find the habitat of Guichet the model.

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"Travaux forcés à perpétuité," replied Guichet, touching his own shoulder significantly with the thumb of his right hand.

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Let Guichet be taken to some place where, being himself unseen, he may obtain a glimpse of Lenoir.

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