Prairial

/ French (prɛrial) /

noun

the month of meadows: the ninth month of the French Revolutionary calendar, extending from May 21 to June 19

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

To stew in a sauce for a long time.

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Word Origin for Prairial

C18: from French prairie meadow

Words nearby Prairial

Prague School, Prague Spring, Praha, prahu, Praia, Prairial, prairie, prairie breaker, prairie button snakeroot, prairie chicken, prairie clover

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Example sentences from the Web for Prairial

The law of Prairial was certainly much worse than Lettres de Cachet.
Freedom Through Disobedience|C. R. (Chittaranjan) Das
We think that the author of the Law of Prairial was a bad man.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3)|John Morley
But on Prairial 20, the world is in holiday clothes in the Jardin National.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol XII.|Arthur Mee
For the decree of Prairial suppressed the formalities of law in political trials.
Lectures on the French Revolution|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton

Yet the Directory of Prairial was not devoid of a spasmodic energy, which served to throw back the invaders of France.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)|John Holland Rose

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