“The Marseillaise,” France's national anthem, is so named because it was a martial song popular with soldiers from Marseilles, who sang it upon entering Paris in 1792.
First recorded in 1755–65; after Marseilles
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The waistcoat may be of the same material, or white duck or marseilles may be worn.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
“I’ll buy you a white marseilles bedspread on our way back from the walk,” he offered gravely.
From The Squirrel-Cage by Williams, John Alanzo
This morning he was dressed in a suit of the lightest gray, with a white marseilles waistcoat, over which his glittering chain shone ostentatiously.
From A Mountain Woman by Peattie, Elia Wilkinson
There was a neatness and uniformity too, in his dress—he might have been known by his blue coat, white marseilles vest, black pantaloons, and linen cambric napkin....
From Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact by Comfield, Amelia Stratton
Mother, the shirts were a real godsend, they do first rate; I like the fancy marseilles collar and wrist-bands.
From The Wound Dresser A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion by Whitman, Walt
A 68-year-old pensioner who had already spent several months inside one of France's most notorious prisons, Les Baumettes in Marseilles.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024
In antiquity, the Phoenicians brought techniques for making a light-bodied wine to Marseilles.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2024
Francis made his comments aboard the plane returning from a trip to the French port city of Marseilles.
From Reuters ● Sep. 23, 2023
“Everything is Daryl’s journey from Marseilles to the Mont-St.-Michel, with postcards of French apocalypse in the middle.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
He had it from your father’s family that both she and her husband died of cholera almost as soon as they reached Marseilles.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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