regle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of regle
1895–1900; < French règle straightedge, rule (< Latin regula )
Example Sentences
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Heigh ho! it would be en regle to begin to hate him, and be as jealous as Bluebeard; but there!
From Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 1 by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
I can go with you, and say that you were strongly recommended to me by the maire's adjoint at Arthenay, and that your papers are all en regle.
From No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee by Wood, Stanley L.
A painter Clive was determined to be, and nothing else; and Clive, being then some sixteen years of age, began to study the art, en regle, under the eminent Mr. Gandish, of Soho.
From The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family by Thackeray, William Makepeace
Yes, we are to meet at Mr. Beach's next Thursday night, and I suppose we shall have to be gotten up regardless of expense, in swallow-tails, white kids and everything en regle.
From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) by Paine, Albert Bigelow
As to herself, she felt quite safe: the passport given to her by Chauvelin's own accomplice was sure to be quite en regle.
From The Elusive Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
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