vicomtesse
Americannoun
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vicomtesses
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Origin of vicomtesse
Example Sentences
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He had charmed the vicomtesse just as he had charmed everyone else — with gleeful self-awareness.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2022
On his way out of Paris, he once told me, he took a score from the vicomtesse: a copy of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s “Der Jasager,” with an inscription by Weill.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2022
The vicomtesse would have rung to order the baron's carriage, but the bell was out of order, so the vicomte went to find a servant.
From The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories by Guy de Maupassant
The vicomtesse she left was no better pleased, and knew that she had had the worst of the skirmish.
From The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell
The vicomtesse wore a flowered silk gown and a cap trimmed with ribbons, and when she spoke it was in a sharp, quick voice.
From The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories by Guy de Maupassant
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