nuque
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nuque
From French, dating back to 1570–80; nucha
Example Sentences
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Under the painting was the following terse epigram:— "Passans, contemplez le malheur D'Absalom pendu par la nuque; Il aurait evité ce malheur, S'il eut porté une perruque."
From At the Sign of the Barber's Pole Studies In Hirsute History by Andrews, William
On a pour sa nuque Et son front vermeil Fait une perruque Avec le soleil.
From Confessions of a Young Man by Moore, George (George Augustus)
He did not know why Frenchmen always kissed ladies on the nuque.
From Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
Ta nuque est de santal sur les vifs frissons d'or.
From Memoirs of My Dead Life by Moore, George (George Augustus)
On a pour sa nuque Et son front vermeil Fait une perruque Avec le soleil.
From Confessions of a Young Man by Moore, George (George Augustus)
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