Mdlle.
Americanabbreviation
plural
MdllesExample Sentences
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“Did you leave the balcony, sir,” I asked, “when Mdlle. Varens entered?”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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Mdlle. de Roberval's dark cheek flushed a little.
From Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier by Marquis, T. G.
Be this as it may, Mdlle. d'Argentelles' swains, previous to the very last one, have been doomed to anonymous obscurity.
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
According to Mdlle. de Bovet, "Rossini is in Gounod's estimation the most limpid, broad, and lofty of lyric authors"—after Mozart be it said.
From Masters of French Music by Hervey, Arthur
In this way Mdlle. de Querouailles, a beautiful French lady, came to London on a special mission of Louis XIV, and was adopted by our grateful country and sovereign, and figured as Duchess of Portsmouth.
From Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges by Saintsbury, George
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