Poiret

[ pwah-rey; French pwa-re ]

noun

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There are so many designers at the time—Beer, Poiret was still an influence.
Meet the ‘Downton Abbey’ Costume Queen | Katie Baker | January 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Swinton did alternating poses as she recited the fashion pantheon: Paul Poiret.
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This great work was completed by Poiret, and comprises twelve volumes, which appeared between the years 1783 and 1817.
Evolution, Old & New | Samuel Butler
The new dam is closed by movable mechanisms of the kind invented by Engineer Poiret in 1834.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 467, December 13, 1884 | Various
After that Poiret paid many visits to Monsieur Tournan to inquire into his methods of manufacture.
Bureaucracy | Honore de Balzac

Since the day when he first came to Paris Poiret junior had never gone outside the city.
Bureaucracy | Honore de Balzac
And so, papa Poiret, don't you see it is clear that the government clerk comes to a final end at the head of a division?
Bureaucracy | Honore de Balzac

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