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Definition of Clichy

1. Noun. A northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the Merovingian royalty in the 7th century.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clichy

Literary usage of Clichy

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

1. The Anarchists, Their Faith and Their Record, Including Sidelights on the by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly (1911)
"... Biscuit "—The Boulevard St Germain Explosion—The Explosion at the Lobau Barracks—The Rue de Clichy Explosion— Ravachol denounced and arrested—The Review ..."

2. The Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor: Containing Choice and Characteristic by William Evans Burton (1859)
"No price would procure such a'man a night's lodging in Clichy. Some are here who say their lives were so tormented by duns and writs, that they had a ..."

3. Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, Ramsay Weston Rhipps (1895)
"The royalists of the interior—Bonaparte's intention of marching on Paris with 25000 men—His animosity against the emigrants and the Clichy Club—His choice ..."

4. History of the French Revolution, from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis) (1846)
"... they alter the position of the republic—New contest between the counter-revolutionary party in the councils, in the club of Clichy, in the salons, ..."

5. A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Colors for Painting: Comprising by Jean René Denis Riffault des Hêtres, Armand Denis Vergnaud, G. Alvar Toussaint (1874)
"The French or Clichy Process, by Thenard. Thenard was the first to point out a ... the products of which are known under the name of Clichy white lead. ..."

6. Memoirs of Constant, the Emperor Napoleon's Head Valet: Containing Details by Louis Constant Wairy, Louis Constant Wairy Constant, Percy Pinkerton (1896)
"... with her at Clichy—Fox, Lord and Lady Holland and her other guests — The writer's interview with M. Adair—Fox and Moreau—The latter's modesty—La Harpe, ..."

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