comtesse
Americannoun
plural
comtessesExample Sentences
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The comtesse shrieked, the child began to cry, and Agathe came running in.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various
Lettres intimes et in�dites � la comtesse de Colloredo et � Mlle de Poutet, depuis 1810 comtesse de Crenneville.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
I sat still in my chamber; presently the door opened, and the comtesse stood on the threshold.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various
His house, over which the comtesse de Boufflers presided, was the resort of many men of letters, and he was a patron of Jean Jacques Rousseau.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" by Various
"But to-day I moos go to ze comtesse, an' afterward you sall ask her, eef you want me."
From The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia by De Mille, James
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