trouvaille
Americannoun
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She broke into her sister's confidences now; she announced her trouvaille and did battle for it bravely.
From The Reverberator by James, Henry
In fact, I had not a single trouvaille.
From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
A jeweler was accordingly summoned, who, by the application of acids and a file, soon proved conclusively to the authorities that the precious trouvaille was a worthless piece of imitation.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 by Various
The trifling incident of the goat's rescue and the chain's trouvaille, slight as they were, still were of service to him.
From Under Two Flags by Ouida
It's only that poor Biddy's belle trouvaille has got a heart.
From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard
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