regle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of regle
1895–1900; < French règle straightedge, rule (< Latin regula )
Example Sentences
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Every thing was en regle, and Wallace soon got through with the clearance, manifest, &c.
From Jack Tier by James Fenimore Cooper
All who cannot give a perfectly satisfactory account of themselves and produce their papers en regle, are to be arrested and sent to Paris.
From In the Reign of Terror by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
The fashion of hanging a few printed programmes in the room is not considered en regle.
From Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. by Sarah Annie Frost
Not a button, not a moustache even, escaped his notice, and whoever was not en regle was certain to be punished.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
It would be certainly en regle and Christian-like to do so, she thought, and the next afternoon she presented herself at Mrs. Biggs's door and asked if Miss Smith were able to see any one.
From The Cromptons by Mary Jane Holmes
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