2. Verb. (third-person singular of conch) ¹
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Definition of Conches
1. conch [n] - See also: conch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conches
Literary usage of Conches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Illustrations of the History of Medieval Thought in the Departments of by Reginald Lane Poole (1884)
"EXCURSUS ON THE WRITINGS OF WILLIAM OF conches. i. THE number and attribution of
the works of William of conches have always been a standing puzzle in ..."
2. The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First by Edward Augustus Freeman (1882)
"Position of Near as conches and Evreux are, they are more and thoroughly cut ...
The forest of Evreux parts the hills of conches from the capital of Count ..."
3. Illustrations of the History of Medieval Thought in the Departments of by Reginald Lane Poole (1884)
"He therefore infers a high probability for its being by William of conches.
But it is a pity that a mere blunder, because it happens to have been made by an ..."
4. The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy by Ordericus Vitalis, Léopold Delisle, Guizot (François) (1854)
"The people of Evreux had many allies, so that they harassed those of conches by
continually burning their property, and carried off much booty. ..."
5. Highways and Byways in Normandy by Percy Dearmer (1904)
"We leave Evreux by the wooded valley of the Iton, and after a ride of nine miles
arrive at conches, stranded high and dry Fortified farm near conches. from ..."
6. Storied Windows: A Traveller's Introduction to the Study of Old Church Glass by Arthur J. de Havilland Bushnell (1914)
"ELEVEN miles from Evreux is conches, where the town and the church of Ste Foy
... The splendid Renaissance windows of conches rival those of St Vincent and ..."
7. History of Philosophy by William Turner (1903)
"The founders of the school of Chartres were the brothers Bernard and Theodoric
of Chartres, with whom were associated William of conches and Gilbert de la ..."
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