Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A patch worn as an ornament.
- noun In the hurdy-gurdy, the open string next to the lowest one, usually tuned to the G next below middle C.
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Examples
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At the word mouche the rector rose and took from a drawer in one of the tall chests a small round basket made of fine osier, a pile of ivory counters yellow as a Turkish pipe after twenty years’ usage, and a pack of cards as greasy as those of the custom-house officers at Saint – Nazaire, who change them only once in two weeks.
Beatrix 1839
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Le temps, c'est la toile dont je suis à la fois l'araignée et la mouche.
Characters 2009
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[Diminutif de “mouche”] in Newforest Vocab Notes | Permalink
French Word-A-Day: 2010
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Le temps, c'est la toile dont je suis à la fois l'araignée et la mouche.
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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Le temps, c'est la toile dont je suis à la fois l'araignée et la mouche.
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Le temps, c'est la toile dont je suis à la fois l'araignée et la mouche.
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-- SEINE RIVER Cruise on a bateau mouche (boat), board near the Eiffel Tower, take the métro to Trocadero, walk across to Eiffel Tower, easy, relaxing, worth the time
What to Do in Paris / Que faire a Paris? - French Word-A-Day 2009
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[Diminutif de “mouche”] in Newforest Vocab Notes | Permalink
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[Diminutif de “mouche”] in Newforest Vocab Notes | Permalink
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Le temps, c'est la toile dont je suis à la fois l'araignée et la mouche.
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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Also referred to as a mouche or fly (insect) by the French, the beauty spot was a very small, often distinctively shaped fabric patch that was applied to the face or exposed upper body, and was solely applied for the purpose of inviting attention
The Secret Code of Beauty Spots Cecile Paul 2022
Prolagus commented on the word mouche
An American was sitting in a Paris cafe eating soup when a fly dropped into her bowl. “There's un mouche in my soup!” she exclaimed. A nearby waiter corrected her. “Non, Madame. Une mouche.” The American replied, “Wow, you French have good eyes!”
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May 27, 2010
reesetee commented on the word mouche
Ha!
May 28, 2010