Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
kanne . - noun An obsolete spelling of
can . - noun An old spelling of
cane . - noun A French measure of length, varying according to locality from 1.78 to 2.62 meters, or 1.95 to 2.87 yards.
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- verb Obsolete spelling of
can .
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Examples
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Une ville sans cloche est comme un aveugle sans sa canne.
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Une ville sans cloche est comme un aveugle sans sa canne.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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Of the three principal characters, one is a savate expert and another is a master of la canne de combat, and is shown posing and fighting with the Vigny walking stick.
French Martial Arts: "The Tiger Brigadiers" zornhau 2006
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Une ville sans cloche est comme un aveugle sans sa canne.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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Enfin donc ce matin 4h00 tout en essayant de comprendre ou est la canne de caducé dans Haunting Ground (on rempli c soiree-matinee comme on peut) je me suis dit qu'il serait bien de reprendre correctement mon traitement!
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2007
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Une ville sans cloche est comme un aveugle sans sa canne.
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Une ville sans cloche est comme un aveugle sans sa canne.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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- Cane (n.f.) et canne (n.f.) (female duck and cane) pronounced "kahn"
French Word-A-Day: 2004
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- Cane (n.f.) et canne (n.f.) (female duck and cane) pronounced "kahn"
French Word-A-Day: 2004
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- Cane (n.f.) et canne (n.f.) (female duck and cane) pronounced "kahn"
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