poitrine
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of poitrine
French, literally: breast, chest
Example Sentences
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Remorentin la parte rememore: Cognac s'en cogne en sa poitrine blême, Anjou faict jou, Angoulême est de même.
From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
On the strength of a French form, poitrinal, it has been connected with Fr. poitrine, chest, and various explanations are given.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
La chemise o� Dieu fut n�, mon corps en est envelopp�; la croix Sainte Marguerite � ma poitrine est �crite; madame d'en va sur les champs � Dieu pleurant, rencontrit Monsieur Saint Jean.
From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn
When Mrs. M—— wrote, I was really in danger of a fluxion de poitrine.
From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
And in a voice like a drum he rolled the noble lines of Ronsard— "Ou pour l'honneur de Dieu, ou pour le droit de mon prince, Navre, poitrine ouverte, au bord de mon province."
From Manalive by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
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