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Le Puy

American  
[luh pwee] / lə ˈpwi /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Haute-Loire, in central France: known for its cathedral.


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No. 2 was my red, the lightly tannic, slightly funky, energetic 2016 Duc des Nauves from Château Le Puy in Bordeaux, a moderately priced cuvée from a committed biodynamic producer.

From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2018

Its bearer crossed Le Puy de Sancy on all fours, floored by a severe early-January snowstorm.

From BBC ● May 18, 2011

Consider the medieval Pied Piper from Bourges, who called himself Christ and gathered an ecstatic following that then presented itself to the Bishop of Le Puy, its members "stark naked, leaping and somersaulting."

From Time Magazine Archive

What have endeared M. Besson most to the voters of Le Puy in central France are his hair and his temper.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a little place called Le Monastier, in a pleasant highland valley fifteen miles from Le Puy, I spent about a month of fine days.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Andrew Lang

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