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  • She was doing work in the brides 'houses, and could make it clear that he would not call peau de cygne "Surah silk," nor duchess lace "Baby Irish."

    T. Tembarom 1913

  • Made from a silk satin called peau d'ange , it was long and figure-hugging but still allowed the actress the freedom to dance.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Symptoms of inflammatory breast cancer include pain, swelling, warmth and redness throughout the breast, as well as an orange-peel texture to the skin referred to as peau d'orange.

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2009

  • "Honey, you are not wasting that gorgeous peau de soie dress on a city hall wham- bam-stamp-you-ma'am wedding."

    The Reigning Queen of Victim Lit Sam Sacks 2011

  • Sewed the dress myself, peau de soie and a fingertip veil, walking down the aisle with the bouquet, three calla lilies because it would be different, and some roses and baby's breath and his aunt from England said Where I come from we only use those for funerals.

    Margaret Atwood | Underbrush Man 2011

  • With that, she begins to gently lift or press: his arms, his peau* -- thoroughly examining her patient from head to toe.

    French Word-A-Day: 2009

  • What you wrote today confirms the fact that la frangine de Jean-Marc (ta belle-soeur) “est bien dans sa peau” (= feels good about herself, fits in with herself) and her pink hair is a sort of statement that suits her so perfectly!

    la frangine - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • I take this as I sign that I am healing on a deep level, truly bien dans ma peau.

    Archive 2009-12-01 2009

  • … On est tous devenu des wasp même si la différenciation de la couleur de peau reste vivace.

    Global Voices in English » Obama’s Ghana Speech Underwhelms 2009

  • Je n'aimerais pas leur porter l'injure en disant que ce sont culturellement des blancs avec une peau noire.

    Global Voices in English » Obama’s Ghana Speech Underwhelms 2009

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