Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A trifle; a kickshaw.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A trifle; a kickshaw.
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Examples
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Hortense regarded me boldly, and giggled at the same time, while she said, with an air of impudent freedom — “Dictez-nous quelquechose de facile pour commencer, monsieur.”
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I was never crazy about Henry Miller's books, but I once heard him being interviewed on a French radio program (a repeat) and he had this to say about all good novels: "ils ont quelquechose de vécu" (they have a 'lived' quality.)
HH Com 151 Miss Snark 2006
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“Prenez encore quelquechose, monsieur; une pomme cuite, des biscuits, encore une tasse de cafe?”
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“Il y a,” said she, “quelquechose de bien remarquable dans le caractère Anglais.”
Villette 2003
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'Elle a quelquechose, cette enfant; oui, elle a quelquechose,' and as the last guest had not arrived he sat down thoughtfully by her on the small sofa.
Love at Second Sight Ada Leverson 1897
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Compair Chivreil si tan sire quelquechose compère Avocat dire lui.
Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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Mo zonglé zafair avec de l'eau même quelquechose pour nous autres.
Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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"Il y a," said she, "quelquechose de bien remarquable dans le caractère Anglais."
Villette Charlotte Bront�� 1835
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It was last modified at quelquechose 2 February 2011 10:51PM
The Guardian World News Kathy Sweeney 2011
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In the excellent work of M. de Sismondi, De la richesse commerciale, he says in a note on the subject of rent, 'Cette partie de la rente fonciere est celle que les Economistes ont decoree du nom du produit net comme etant le seul fruit du travail qui aj outat quelquechose a la richesse nationale.
chained_bear commented on the word quelquechose
"... to be self-consciously Continental in your cooking had become quite the thing. Quelquechoses, for example, soon to be known as kickshaws, were fried dishes based on eggs and, usually, cream with the addition of almost anything that was to hand--boiled pigs' pettitoes (trotters), small birds, oysters, mussels, giblets, pigs' livers or blood puddings, lemons, oranges or other fruits, even pulses."
--Kate Colquhoun, Taste: The Story of Britain Through Its Cooking (NY: Bloomsbury, 2007), 117
January 11, 2017