Definition of Rencontres

1. rencontre [n] - See also: rencontre

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rencontres

renaturations
renature
renatured
renatures
renaturing
renavigate
renavigated
renavigates
renavigating
renavigation
renay
renayed
renaying
renays
rencontre
rencontres (current term)
rencounter
rencountered
rencountering
rencounters
renculus
rend
rendaku
rendang
rendangs
rended
render
render-set
renderable
rendered

Literary usage of Rencontres

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Life in Abyssinia: Being Notes Collected During Three Years' Residence and by Mansfield Parkyns (1868)
"... practice when pursued—Anecdotes concerning them—Their mode of passing the nig/it previous to an attack—rencontres with them—Reflections thereon. ..."

2. Kate Beaumont by John William De Forest (1872)
""When you's ready, I '11 fix you cocktail." scars of duels and rencontres, and the life- blood of more than one human being was crusted on his soul. ..."

3. Memoirs of the Late Thomas Holcroft by Thomas Holcroft, William Hazlitt (1816)
"The coincidence of these rencontres was whimsical. %5th.—Called on Stoddart, not at home. Received a letter from him complaining of marked disrespect from ..."

4. The Letters and Dispatches of John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough by John Churchill Marlborough (1845)
"Our hussars have had two lucky rencontres more with the enemy's parties, and have brought in several prisoners with a good booty of horses. ..."

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