La Tour

[ lah toor; French la-toor ]

/ lɑ ˈtʊər; French la ˈtur /

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noun

Georges de

[zhawrzh duh], /ʒɔrʒ də/, 1593–1652, French painter.

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How to use La Tour in a sentence

Half an hour later Raymond Latour passed along the street, avoiding publicity rather than courting it.
The Light That Lures|Percy Brebner
Latour, whose thoughts were of self just now, not of country, went more slowly still.
The Light That Lures|Percy Brebner
There might be some things about Citizen Latour which set him apart from his fellows, but all men were the same concerning women.
The Light That Lures|Percy Brebner
Latour crossed the courtyard and went quickly up the stairs to the second floor.
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Into Lucien's complex thought Latour had come, not unnaturally, since this conversation.
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British Dictionary definitions for La Tour (1 of 2)

Latour

/ (French latur) /

noun

Maurice Quentin de (mɔris kɑ̃tɛ̃ də) 1704–88, French pastelist noted for the vivacity of his portraits

British Dictionary definitions for La Tour (2 of 2)

La Tour

/ (French la tur) /

noun

Georges de (ʒɔrʒ də). ?1593–1652, French painter, esp of candlelit religious scenes

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