Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete variant of
hum .
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Examples
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"Oh, _mon homme, mon homme_! thou art very _spirituel_, and that is why I loved thee.
The Parisians — Volume 12 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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We were talking French and he used the term homme de mer.
The Arrow of Gold 2006
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We were talking French and he used the term homme de mer.
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We were talking French and he used the term homme de mer.
The Arrow of Gold 1919
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Maybe coach Michel Preud'homme is finishing a cigarette first, or completing a sudoku puzzle.
Tottenham Hotspur v FC Twente – as it happened Scott Murray 2010
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Here at Red Line, we think the "bonne homme" is indeed a man for all seasons.
USATODAY.com - Cuddihy cutting his teeth with Cataractes 2002
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“There was a young man to see you,” she said, using the term jeune homme instead of monsieur.
A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway 1992
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“There was a young man to see you,” she said, using the term jeune homme instead of monsieur.
A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway 1992
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“There was a young man to see you,” she said, using the term jeune homme instead of monsieur.
A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway 1992
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“There was a young man to see you,” she said, using the term jeune homme instead of monsieur.
A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway 1992
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In 2015, Catherine Nichols submitted proposals for a novel to agents and publishers under both her own name and a “homme de plume.”
The Hazards of Writing While Female Helen Lewis 2019
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