jeunesse dorée
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of jeunesse dorée
Literally, “gilded youth”
Example Sentences
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Robert Montgomery made a name for himself in minor-part impersonations of the jeunesse doree.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a single club, which is peculiarly consecrated to the jeunesse doree, three hundred members rode to the wars.
From The Great Boer War by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
And the jeunesse doree of Ravenna, who had thought it likely that the Diva would appear as some light- skirted Flora, or high-kirtled Diana, were altogether disappointed.
From A Siren by Trollope, Thomas Adolphus
With direct Western frankness, the Pacific "jeunesse doree" will date from bonanza or railroad deal.
From The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance by Savage, Richard
He was to be escorted out of the Pueblo by the "jeunesse doree" of Alta California.
From The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance by Savage, Richard
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