écrevisse
Americannoun
plural
écrevissesExample Sentences
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Examples familiar to everybody are crayfish from Fr. écrevisse, gilly-flower from Fr. giroflée, shame-faced for shamefast.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
Though much esteemed in Paris, where they fetch a high price as écrevisse, we must confess they are rather disappointing when served up.
From A Cotswold Village by Gibbs, J. Arthur
It was a true 'crayfish,' écrevisse, eight inches long, formed regularly with the thick powerful tail, the sharp serrated snout, the long antennæ, and the spider-like legs of the lobster tribe.
From The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses by Froude, James Anthony
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