Rostand

[raws-tahn]

noun

Ed·mond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/, 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.

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Contemporary Examples of rostand

Lovelorn Cyrano may not have exactly been a player, but Rostand certainly understood the game.
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Ben Crair
July 23, 2009

Historical Examples of rostand

After the reading Rostand dashed off as he had come, and for many weeks I saw no more of him.
The Ways of Men
Eliot Gregory
You remember, the evening Rostand was dining at the next table.
Oscar Wilde, Volume 2 (of 2)
Frank Harris
In this way we profit by the vast labor and study which Rostand and Coquelin gave to the original production.
The Ways of Men
Eliot Gregory
Amid all this confusion Rostand alone remained cool and seemed unconscious of his victory.
The Ways of Men
Eliot Gregory
It appears that Rostand had been asked to register the birth of a friend's newly arrived son.
Toaster's Handbook
Peggy Edmund and Harold W. Williams, compilers

British Dictionary definitions for rostand

Rostand

noun

Edmond (ɛdmɔ̃). 1868–1918, French playwright and poet in the romantic tradition; best known for his verse drama Cyrano de Bergerac (1897)

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