lacquey
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"Indeed?" he said contemptuously, looking at me as I should look at a lacquey.
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.
It was curious to observe the others as they sate or stood around this semblance of a lacquey; counts, barons, and generals, all like him, hats in hand; not like him intending departure.
From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne
At this moment the door opened, and the lacquey announced: "Monsieur le Comte de Valdemar; Ma'm'selle la Comtesse de Valdemar."
From The World Masters by Griffith, George Chetwynd
The very lacquey at the door would wonder how far the audacity of the common herd can go.
From Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society by Allyn, Jack
A lady in waiting had entered in great anxiety, and assisted the general, the lacquey stood with a frightened face at the door of the ante-room.
From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar
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