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Definition of Poilu
1. Noun. A French soldier (especially in World War I).
2. Noun. Thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S..
Definition of Poilu
1. Noun. A French infantryman during the First World War ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Poilu
1. a French soldier [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poilu
Literary usage of Poilu
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. War Verse by Frank Foxcroft (1918)
"LE poilu DE CARCASSONNE " The poilus of France on the Western Front are brave
... C'est le poilu de Carcassonne! " So the dead man's copains kept the dog on ..."
2. France Bears the Burden by Granville Roland Fortescue (1917)
"CHAPTER II MONSIEUR poilu OF PARIS STARTING from the Latin "pilosus," and following a
... poilu is an adjective in its original use, but by custom becomes a ..."
3. Neighbors Henceforth by Owen Wister (1922)
"A glimpse, even slighter, of the poilu which I had upon the morning after my
confidences exchanged with my fellow-countryman in the Place du Havre, ..."
4. The Book of History: A History of All Nations from the Earliest Times to the by James Bryce Bryce, Holland Thompson, William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1920)
"... SOLDIER BY BASIL CLARKE poilu, the French soldier? L * Which way shall one
turn to find the type? Take the bearded old man you see in the roadway there, ..."
5. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"[French Cartoon] , The Latest Mode , Я^^таи^ищ^я^иши I» I !!•! I • !.•• J —From
La Baïonnette, Paris. [French Carto The poilu' ..."
6. "I was There" with the Yanks on the Western Front, 1917-1919by Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge, Hilmar Robert Baukhage by Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge, Hilmar Robert Baukhage (1919)
"poilu When we left the transport Back in St. Nazaire, Second thing you asked
us, - "Quand finit la guerre?" Didn't know your lingo You weren't hard to get, ..."
7. First Call: Guide Posts to Berlin by Arthur Guy Empey (1918)
"... CHAPTER XV "poilu AND TOMMY: HERE'S SAMMY" Vf(DU have now landed in France or
England. ... PoiLU ..."
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