regle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of regle
1895–1900; < French règle straightedge, rule (< Latin regula )
Example Sentences
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"C'est tout èn regle?" said Didon in a whisper as he returned to the hall.
From The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope
And this document is perfectly en regle, and unattackable.
From Baron Trigault's Vengeance by Émile Gaboriau
The first thing was to take Shaykh Nur's passport, which was en regle, and my own, which was not, to the Bey for signature.
From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
She had a passport in her pocket, everything en regle, nobody could harm her, and she could come and go as she pleased.
From The Elusive Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
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
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