guichet
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of guichet
C19: from French
Example Sentences
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Straight down that first corridor on your right," explained the other, pointing in the direction which he had indicated, "you will find the guichet of La Tournelle exactly opposite to you.
From El Dorado, an adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
Far ahead on the improvised counter was a guichet marked "Cigars."
From The Happy Foreigner by Bagnold, Enid
However, a very elegant officer strolled up to the guichet as I laid my bag of diamonds on the glass shelf, languidly unlocked the steel window-gate, and picked up the bag of jewels.
From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
I was retiring by the upper guichet, the only one unguarded, and had nearly reached it, when a loud shout was heard on the quay.
From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by Cooper, James Fenimore
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 Herrick, Robert
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