tout court
/ French (tu kur) /
adverb
simply; briefly
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How to use tout court in a sentence
Ordinarily Mrs. Warrender was spoken of as their mother, tout court, without any endearing adjective.
A Country Gentleman and his Family | Mrs. (Margaret) OliphantAs we were all colonels, and as every one called the other colonel tout court, it was difficult to make out which was meant.
Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 | Arthur J. L. (Lieut.-Col.) FremantleAfterwards it struck him that she called him "Antony" tout court, like a grown person as she rushed to him.
Fairfax and His Pride | Marie Van VorstSzlumper always signs his name tout court, like a peer of the realm.
"Anna talks to her more than to anyone," he said; she was already "Anna" to him, tout court.
The Benefactress | Elizabeth Beauchamp
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