Signoret

/ (French siɲore) /

noun

Simone (simɔ̃), original name Simone Kaminker. 1921–85, French stage and film actress, whose films include La Ronde (1950), Casque d'Or (1952), Room at the Top (1958), and Ship of Fools (1965): married the actor and singer Yves Montand (1921–91)

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to give up possession or occupancy of.

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Example sentences from the Web for signoret

Diagram of head of male of Lecanidin (after Signoret), both dorsal and ventral aspects being shown together.
An Account of the Insects Noxious to Agriculture and Plants in New Zealand|W. M. Maskell
This insect belongs to Signoret's first series: the dorsal spots distinguish it from L. hesperidum.
An Account of the Insects Noxious to Agriculture and Plants in New Zealand|W. M. Maskell
The very numerous conical spines distinguish this species from that known as Acanthococcus aceris, Signoret, the European species.
An Account of the Insects Noxious to Agriculture and Plants in New Zealand|W. M. Maskell
The only difference mentioned by Signoret is the colour and texture of the sac, an unimportant character in this case.
An Account of the Insects Noxious to Agriculture and Plants in New Zealand|W. M. Maskell

The insect belongs to Signoret's fourth series, and may perhaps be only a large variety of L. hemisphricum.
An Account of the Insects Noxious to Agriculture and Plants in New Zealand|W. M. Maskell

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