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Definition of Ruelle
1. n. A private circle or assembly at a private house; a circle.
Definition of Ruelle
1. Noun. (archaic) The space between the bed and the wall. ¹
2. Noun. (archaic or historical) A chamber, especially as formerly used in France to hold a reception or a literary gathering. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ruelle
1. the space between a bed and the wall [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruelle
Literary usage of Ruelle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Gentleman of France: Being the Memoirs of Gaston de Bonne, Sieur de Marsac by Stanley John Weyman (1893)
"'I picked it up in the ruelle d'Arey,' she answered, tapping^her foot on the ...
THE HOUSE IN THE ruelle D'ARCT. I HAD not gone down half a dozen steps ..."
2. A Gentleman of France: Being the Memoirs of Gaston de Bonne, Sieur de Marsac by Stanley John Weyman (1893)
"'I picked it up in the ruelle d'Arcy,' she answered, tapping her foot on the
floor resentfully. ' It was the silly thing put it into my head to—to do what I ..."
3. Madame de Sévigné: Her Correspondents and Contemporaries by Henriette Consuelo Samsom Puliga (1873)
"The ruelle. — Character of Madame de Rambouillet. — Her portrait by Mademoiselle
de Scudery. — Daughters of Madame de Rambouillet. ..."
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