tourelle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tourelle
Example Sentences
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It was dubbed “La Tourelle” in honor of the castlelike stone feature that dominates the facade, a tower topped by a circular room and traversed by a floating spiral staircase made of interlocking stone slabs.
From Washington Times
La Tourelle’s earliest chapter is far more concise than the square footage in which it played out, said hotel archivist Beth Davis.
From Washington Times
The Café de la Tourelle reported that the trash had been picked up from the Rue Hautefeuille.
From New York Times
Hunted down by the police, Ledoux confessed that she had palmed off on the credulous Lescot a young woman called Tourelle, who bore so extraordinary a resemblance to Mlle.
From Project Gutenberg
After a lapse of a hundred years, the same r�les are resumed, that of Armande by the queen, that of the entremetteuse Ledoux by the Comtesse de la Motte, that of the woman Tourelle by the girl Oliva, finally, that of Pr�sident Lescot by the Cardinal de Rohan.
From Project Gutenberg
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