Definition of Cierges

1. cierge [n] - See also: cierge

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cierges

cidermaking
ciderpress
ciders
cidery
cides
ciding
cids
ciel
cieled
cieling
cielings
ciels
cien
cierge
cierges (current term)
cig
cigar
cigar-box cedar
cigar-shaped
cigar band
cigar box
cigar boxes
cigar cutter
cigar cutters
cigar lighter
cigar smoker
cigaret
cigarets

Literary usage of Cierges

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

1. The Dawn in Britain by Charles Montagu Doughty (1906)
"... (they strew, with leaves, her path ;) All, in their best array, with cierges clear ; To welcome in their lady. All her bless, Beholding that mild bounty ..."

2. History of the 89th Division, U. S. A.: From Its Organization in 1917 by George H. English, War Society of the 89th Division (1920)
"... cases of corned Willie and bales of hay) at railhead of the 89th Division, cierges, November 4, 1918, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. SC 35010. ..."

3. Calendar of the Charter Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office by Great Britain Public Record Office, H. C. Maxwell Lyte, Alfred Edward Stamp (1906)
"... one hundred cierges (сетей) being lighted about the queen's tomb, each being of twelve pounds of wax, which cierges the said abbot, prior and convent ..."

4. The New York Times Current History (1918)
"¡pond cierges to the west of the woods, to get the Germans in the woods into a pocket, and then to storm the woods. We had a somewhat perilous hold on ..."

5. History of the 126th Infantry in the War with Germany by Emil B. Gansser (1920)
"While going clown the northern slope of the hill north of cierges, Company A passed through a heavy artillery barrage, which passed over the ..."

6. Co. C, 127th Infantry, in the World War: A Story of the 32nd Division and a by Paul W. Schmidt (1919)
"Killed in action near cierges, July 31, 1918, in Aisne-Marne offensive. 1 CORPORAL HERMAN MUELLER. Killed in action, Oct. 9, 1918, near Gesnes, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Cierges on Dictionary.com!Search for Cierges on Thesaurus.com!Search for Cierges on Google!Search for Cierges on Wikipedia!

Search