Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 edition. Excerpt: ...a breakfast requiring forks and knives. Dejeuner dinatoire, a breakfast in the manner of a dinner. Dele, strike out. Demi-solde, half pay. Denoument, disclosure of the plot. Deo volente (D.V.), God willing. Dernier ressort, the last resort. Devoir, duty. Devouement, adherence. Dies non, no day for business. Dilettanti, shallow, ephemeral, in the way of idle caprice. Divertissement, entertainment. Doctrinaire, a theorist. Dom, from dominus, a master, according to the Portuguese. Don, in Spanish, is used in the same sense as dom in Portuguese. Donjon, the principal tower of a castle. Double entendres, with a twofold meaning. Douceur, a bribe. Douche, shower-bath. Dragonnades, brutal military attacks--a word derived from the doings of the dragoons who were employed in France during the persecutions of the Protestants. Dramatis persona, characters represented. Dulce domum, sweet homo. Eclat, in grand style. Elite, the flower. Elixir (Arabic), quintessence. Embarras de ricliesscs, inexhaustible wealth. Embonpoint, plumpness. Embouchure, the mouth of a rirer, or termination of a branch road where it joins the main road. jUmeutc, a riot. Empressement, eagerness. En avant, onward. En bloc, in a lump. En bon train, in a fair way. En cachette, in concealment. En connaiseure, well versed. En dernier retsort, without further parley, the last chance of settlement. En masse, a sudden concentration of unity and force. En passant, by-the-bye. En rapport, in familiar communication. En resume, on the whole. En revanche, to make up for it. En route, on the way. Enceinte, enclosure. Ennui, weariness. Entente cordiale, good understanding. Entourrage, persons. Entre nous, between ourselves. Entree, right of admission. Epithalamium, a song at a wedding. Ergo,...
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