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Definition of Cortège

1. Noun. A funeral procession.

2. Noun. The group following and attending to some important person.

Definition of Cortège

1. Noun. A ceremonial procession, especially for a wedding or funeral or following a king. ¹

2. Noun. (alternative spelling of cortege) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cortège

1. a retinue [n -S] - See also: retinue

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cortège

corsetmaker corsetmakers corsetmaking corsetries corsetry corsets corsive corsives corslet corslets

corsned corsneds corso corsos cortactin cortege corteges corten cortex cortex cerebelli

cortex cerebri cortex glandulae suprarenalis cortex lentis cortex nodi lymphatici cortex of hair shaft cortex of lens cortex of lymph node cortex of ovary cortex of thymus cortex ovarii

Literary usage of Cortège

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

1. The Works of Henry Clay by Henry Clay (1863)
"The funeral cortege appointed by the Senate of the United States, to accompany the ... The next morning the cortege, with their charge, took the cars for ..."

2. Travels in North America During the Years 1834, 1835 & 1836: Including a by Charles Augustus Murray (1839)
"Our Cortege.—The Road.— Aspect of the Country. — Changes of Soil. ... Our cortege is worthy of record : it consisted of a volante, to which three mules were ..."

3. Constantinople, Old and New by Harrison Griswold Dwight (1915)
"... and the imperial cortege poured from the palace gate — a mob Drawn by E M. Ashc The imperial cortege poured from the palace gate of uniforms and ..."

4. History of the Rise and Fall of the Slave Power in America by Henry Wilson (1877)
"Prompt and vigorous pursuit. — Success. — Booth's death. — Trial and execution of conspirators. — Universal mourning. — Funeral cortege and incidents. ..."

5. The History of the Restoration of Monarchy in France by Alphonse de Lamartine (1872)
"... Talleyrand—Declaration from St. Ouen—Entrance of Louis XVIII. into Paris—His cortege—He goes to the Cathedral —His arrival at the Tuileries—He appoints ..."

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