miche

[ mich ]

/ mɪtʃ /

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to lurk out of sight.

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In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

1175–1225; Middle English mychen, michen<Old French muchier to hide

micher, noun

A miche is a loaf of fine manchet bread, of good quality; see Cotgrave.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
When he went to bed at all it was only when the taverns and cafs along the "Boul-miche" closed before dawn.
A Village of Vagabonds|F. Berkeley Smith
Amid the laughter, to which Pille-Miche responded like an echo, Coupiau came down from his seat quite crestfallen.
The Chouans|Honore de Balzac
The traveller kept silence until Pille-Miche put the question again and enforced it with the butt end of his gun.
The Chouans|Honore de Balzac

Suddenly he flung the horn to Pille-Miche with a gesture of despair, and caught up a gun which was hidden in the straw.
The Chouans|Honore de Balzac