duc
Americannoun
plural
ducsExample Sentences
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In a third Joyce recalls: “Our talk consisted solely of the word ‘No.’ Proust asked me if I knew the duc de so-and-so.
From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2012
A few years before the revolution, the rhinoceros at the ménagerie at Versailles killed two men on separate occasions, and the duc de Noailles reported that the animal was likely to “bust out” again.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2011
I perceived that M. de Turpin had for his object to allow time for the rage of Monsieur le duc to calm itself.
From Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence by Kite, Elizabeth S.
On the side of Spain, a small French army under the duc de Noailles passed into Catalonia and there lived at the enemy’s expense for the duration of the campaign.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
Ung autre tableau d'ung personnaige habill� d'une robbe et chapperon bleu, � court cheveux, fait apr�s le premier duc de Brabant.
From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.
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