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The foreign breakfast at eleven is a delicious meal, as will be seen by the following bills of fare: _oeufs au beurre noir_; _saut printanier_ (a sort of stew of meat and fresh vegetables); _viande froide panache_; _salade de saison_; _compote de fruit et ptisserie_; _fromage_, _fruit_, _caf_.
Manners and Social Usages Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood
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We had an excellent dinner: a _potage printanier_ (from cans), canned lobster, corned beef (canned), and some chickens who had known many sad months in the conservatory.
In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters 1886
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Le soleil printanier, même dans nos climats, luit d'un éclat extraordinaire.
Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. John Knox Laughton 1872
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It came about, he said, as he pondered whether to serve loganberry juice or pineapple crush with his wife's Navarin printanier.
VQR 2009
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“There’s just a little soup, printanier; yes, they can make soup here; then
The Claverings 2005
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Chers amis et chères amies de la région, on n’oublie pas d’aller montrer le bout de son nez printanier au vernissage de l’Helvète, ce soir dès 18h00 à Blonay oui, c’est bien 18h00, quoi qu’en dise l’affiche.
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Chers amis et chères amies de la région, on n’oublie pas d’aller montrer le bout de son nez printanier au vernissage de l’Helvète, ce soir dès 18h00 à Blonay oui, c’est bien 18h00, quoi qu’en dise l’affiche.
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"There's just a little soup, printanier; yes, they can make soup here; then a cut of salmon -- and after that the beefsteak.
The Claverings Anthony Trollope 1848
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