retirant
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of retirant
Example Sentences
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L'ambassadeur ne portait pas dans son cœur la foi d'un pape, ni dans son �me les illuminations d'un saint; il re�ut pourtant avec respect cette r�lique �trange � ses yeux: mais revenu en son palais, retirant, d'une main indiff�rente peut-�tre, le linge qui la contenait, il le trouva ensanglant�.
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