regle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of regle
1895–1900; < French règle straightedge, rule (< Latin regula )
Example Sentences
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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
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 Albert Bigelow Paine
The passport was en regle: she knew she had nothing to fear.
From The Elusive Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
A perfectly legal marriage, my dear Val—everything en regle, I assure you.
From Charlotte's Inheritance by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Printed cards of invitation are not en regle, excepting for public occasions.
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
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