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Examples
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Alcofribas Naiser, “divin maitre et atroce cochon.”
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I call the maitre de over and explain they had a serious problem with their coffee.
Pardon Me, Waiter? My "Coffee" Is Actually Hot Soy Sauce - The Consumerist 2008
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As soon as grace was over, she called her maitre d'hotel, and bade him look after that _galimafre_, and see that none of these fools were unreasonably cheated, and that there was no attempt at gulling the young ones with charms or fortune-telling, as well as to conclude the matter so as to give no excuse for the Italian fellow lingering to sup and sleep.
The Chaplet of Pearls Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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Page 407, fixed typo ( "maitre", wrong character accented) in footnote
The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century Francis Parkman 1858
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The greeter (the place was not grand enough for the man to be called a maitre d’) led her through the tables to a back room.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice King, Laurie R. 2006
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Service staff deserve remuneration and recognition, but, unless you're a top-drawer maitre d' or sommelier, there appears to be precious little flying around.
Too many of us treat young white women as trash | Barbara Ellen 2011
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This fragrance emporium has gorgeous marble floors and precious curio cabinets. 5, rue des Capucines, 1st, maitre-parfumeur-et-gantier.com
Paris: Modern Romance Tina Isaac 2011
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This fragrance emporium has gorgeous marble floors and precious curio cabinets. 5, rue des Capucines, 1st maitre-parfumeur-et-gantier.com
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Les elections ne ce sont pas passees d'une maniere convenable et certains prefets, deputes ont intimider la population de voter leur maitre Sassou.
Global Voices in English » Congo Brazzaville: Disappointment at Presidential election 2009
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One man speaks of being ashamed of his father -- a lowly bathroom attendant -- while we see a younger version of the father taking great pride handing towels to the privileged, tending to their needs as if he's a maitre d 'at a fine hotel.
Sundance Review: ‘Brief Interviews With Hideous Men’ » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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