Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An outer garment worn by women in the first half of the nineteenth century, thin, made of silk or like material, and shaped to the person.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A light cape or short cloak of silk or lace worn by women in summer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A light
cape or shortcloak ofsilk orlace formerly worn bywomen insummer .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The sun was setting when I stood in front of my mirror on my return, and laid aside bonnet and mantle (we called it a "visite").
Marion Harland's autobiography : the story of a long life, 1910
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Cette formule rappelle le fameux « Ich ben ein Berliner » clamé par J.F.K. lors de sa visite à Berlin-Ouest en juin 1963.
Global Voices in English » Moroccans Love/Hate Affair with Obama 2009
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The second photograph in the folder, which is about three times the size of the carte de visite, was taken by Napoleon Sarony in 1873 or 1874 during Collins's visit to the United States.
Carolyn Vega: Photographing the Granddaddy of Detective Fiction Carolyn Vega 2011
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The first photograph, a carte de visite, was taken by the firm Cundall, Downes & Co. in 1861.
Carolyn Vega: Photographing the Granddaddy of Detective Fiction Carolyn Vega 2011
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The second photograph in the folder, which is about three times the size of the carte de visite, was taken by Napoleon Sarony in 1873 or 1874 during Collins's visit to the United States.
Carolyn Vega: Photographing the Granddaddy of Detective Fiction Carolyn Vega 2011
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Français · Chine - Taïwan: La visite du dalaï-lama ne peut échapper à la politique
Global Voices in English » China and Taiwan: Dalai Lama’s visit, inevitably political 2009
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As much of his story as I know is set out in the long inscription on their splendid headstone, and for understandable reasons Aunt Jean, who throughout her life kept in touch with the Macklin family in England, held onto this charming carte de visite photograph.
Thor 2009
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The second photograph in the folder, which is about three times the size of the carte de visite, was taken by Napoleon Sarony in 1873 or 1874 during Collins's visit to the United States.
Carolyn Vega: Photographing the Granddaddy of Detective Fiction Carolyn Vega 2011
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As much of his story as I know is set out in the long inscription on their splendid headstone, and for understandable reasons Aunt Jean, who throughout her life kept in touch with the Macklin family in England, held onto this charming carte de visite photograph.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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The second photograph in the folder, which is about three times the size of the carte de visite, was taken by Napoleon Sarony in 1873 or 1874 during Collins's visit to the United States.
Carolyn Vega: Photographing the Granddaddy of Detective Fiction Carolyn Vega 2011
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