regle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of regle
1895–1900; < French règle straightedge, rule (< Latin regula )
Example Sentences
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Pearls are en regle for weddings only, but how was poor pa to know that?
From A Terrible Secret by May Agnes Fleming
Every thing was en regle, and Wallace soon got through with the clearance, manifest, &c.
From Jack Tier by James Fenimore Cooper
Passports are examined by the police, and if en regle, the owners are not likely to be troubled.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
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
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 Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
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