Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northern France near the Belgian border southeast of Lille. An important medieval town, it became noted for its lace industry in the 1400s.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rich variety of lace made at Valenciennes, France. See
lace . - noun A pyrotechnic composition, usually employed as incendiary.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A town in the region of
Nord , in the north-east ofFrance
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a town in northeastern France long noted for its lace industry
- noun a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns
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Examples
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The position of Valenciennes, which is supposed to be on the eve of a surrender -- the progress of the insurgents in La Vendee -- the discontents in the South -- and the charge of treachery against so many of the
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The position of Valenciennes, which is supposed to be on the eve of a surrender -- the progress of the insurgents in La Vendee -- the discontents in the South -- and the charge of treachery against so many of the
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The principal French coal field, and that one now in the possession of the Germans, is the field of Valenciennes, which is the continuation of the main Belgian field, the whole being known as the Hainault Basin.
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It must be admitted that our Valenciennes is a quiet, nay!
Imaginary Portraits Walter Pater 1866
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It must be admitted that our Valenciennes is a quiet, nay!
Imaginary Portraits Walter Pater 1866
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The drawling voice of a weary old campaigner is wonderfully rendered in the stanza of "Valenciennes": --
Some Diversions of a Man of Letters Edmund Gosse 1888
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"Valenciennes," however, belongs to 1878, and the "Dance at the Phœnix," of which the stanza beginning "'Twas Christmas" alone had been written years before, seems to have been finished about the same time.
Some Diversions of a Man of Letters Edmund Gosse 1888
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The reader of the novels will not have to be reminded that "Valenciennes" and the other ballads have their prose-parallel in Simon Burden's reminiscences of Minden.
Some Diversions of a Man of Letters Edmund Gosse 1888
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The position of Valenciennes, which is supposed to be on the eve of a surrender ” the progress of the insurgents in La Vendee ” the discontents in the South ” and the charge of treachery against so many of the Generals, and particularly Custine ” all together seem to have agitated the public extremely: yet it is rather the agitation of uncertainty than that occasioned by any deep impression of hope or fear.
A Residence in France During the Years 1792 1793 1794 and 1795 Lady, An English 1797
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That's still some ways away, judging by Sunday's 2-1 win over Valenciennes—a match in which PSG didn't play well but at least provided a win.
Will Football Ever Have Paris? Gabriele Marcotti 2011
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