Marceau

[mahr-soh; French mar-soh]

noun

Mar·cel [mahr-sel; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl; French marˈsɛl/, 1923–2007, French actor and mime.

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Examples from the Web for marceau

Contemporary Examples of marceau

Even now, Marceau is the preferred actress of 54 percent of French people.
How Bardot Influenced Sex
Eric Pape
September 27, 2009

Historical Examples of marceau

His rise was even more rapid than that of Hoche and Marceau.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5
Various
Hoche and Marceau had no stragglers; Wellington had few, and we do him the justice to mention it.
Les Misrables
Victor Hugo
In the last engagement on the Lahn the young and brilliant Marceau was mortally wounded.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2
Various
We shall receive word in an instant that the suburbs of St. Antoine and Marceau are ready to march; we await their delegates.
The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2
Eugne Sue
I was courier, valet, and cook to M. de Vareuil, aide–de–camp to the General Marceau; both lie dead together before you.
The Prairie-Bird
Charles Augustus Murray

British Dictionary definitions for marceau

Marceau

noun

Marcel (marsɛl). 1923–2007, French mime artist

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