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poilu
[ pwah-loo; French pwa-ly ]
noun
, plural poi·lus [pwah, -looz, pw, a, -, ly].
- a French common soldier.
poilu
/ ˈpwɑːluː; pwaly /
noun
- an infantryman in the French Army, esp one in the front lines in World War I
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Word History and Origins
Origin of poilu1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of poilu1
C20: from French, literally: hairy (that is, virile), from poil hair, from Latin pilus a hair
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Example Sentences
The captain in charge called my attention to a French poilu.
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Entering the Judgment Hall, the Poilu is bewildered by its austerity and splendour.
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He was a little poilu, hardly more than a boy, who had been left behind, too wounded to carry away.
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The gravel cried out; a shadow fell between us, and a poilu stood at attention.
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Pre Glorieux,—he drew out his pocketbook and handed it to the poilu,—you will find here the address of my mother.
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