Comines
Americannoun
noun
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Christophe Bourgois, 29, a builder, said it was worth his while to drive to the French border town of Halluin from his Belgian home town of Comines.
From Reuters ● Sep. 2, 2022
To a certain extent the mediaeval influence is still strong on Comines, though it shows itself in connection with evidences of the modern spirit.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
Everywhere in Comines is evident, however, the anti-feudal and therefore anti-mediaeval conception of a centralised government instead of a loose assemblage of powerful vassals.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
"The French are remembered in Italy only by the graves they left there," said De Comines, and once again the Italian campaigns ended in disaster.
From The Story of Paris by Kimball, Katherine
Philippe de Comines has said that there is but one thing more severe on a man than the favor of kings, and that is their enmity.
From Francezka by Seawell, Molly Elliot
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