partis
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of partis
From Latin
Example Sentences
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Every partis made from the collision of intersecting discs, giving it the surreal object-like quality of a Claes Oldenburg sculpture.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2019
O that is Mr. Ensign, one of the best partis of the season.
From The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life by Anna Katharine Green
Though Lord George Bentinck was the handsomest man, and one of the most eligible partis of his day he never married; yet, no doubt, he had many an "affair of the heart."
From Love Romances of the Aristocracy by Thornton Hall
Miss Manning’s hand also was fairly obvious, for both men were extremely eligible partis.
From The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories by Algernon Blackwood
None of the partis have passed muster yet.
From Roden's Corner by Henry Seton Merriman
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