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Lièvre

American  
[lee-ev-ruh, lee-ev, lye-vruh] / liˈɛv rə, liˈɛv, ˈlyɛ vrə /

noun

  1. a river in S Quebec, Canada, flowing SW to the Ottawa River. 200 miles (322 km) long.


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In Paris, carpenter Edouard Val de Lievre said of the British monarchy: "It's a part of the folklore in England, for me it's just that."

From Reuters

On July 5, that account featured Lucy Le Lievre’s stunning photographs of Morton ascending Mont Ventoux, one of the Tour’s most iconic climbs.

From New York Times

Australia has reached “Devil’s armpit” level on the heat map, according to cartoonist Glen Le Lievre.

From The Guardian

This winter, à la carte highlights include the V pie — a puff pastry filled with a savory mélange of duck, foie gras and porcini mushrooms — and a modern take on an 18th-century recipe, Lievre à la Royale: slow-braised rabbit stuffed with foie gras and a roulade of Parmesan-crusted cannelloni pasta brimming with stewed meat and crushed juniper berries.

From New York Times

I never got to try the wild hare, though, stewed in red wine with a bit of chocolate and thickened with its own blood, a formula that students of very old-guard French cooking will recognize as lièvre à la royale.

From New York Times