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misère
/ mɪˈzɛə /
noun
- a call in solo whist and other card games declaring a hand that will win no tricks
- a hand that will win no tricks
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Word History and Origins
Origin of misère1
C19: from French: misery
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Example Sentences
In "La Misère de la Philosophie," the theory is fundamental to the work, and not merely the subject of incidental allusion.
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Proudhon, Système des contradictions économiques, ou philosophie de la misère (2 vol., Paris 1846).
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Système des contradictions économiques: ou, philosophie de la misère.
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Some days later Misère is again forced to visit St. Peter and ask him to make him and his wife king and queen.
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The saint fulfils this wish likewise, but warns Misère against coming any more.
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