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Definition of Envois
1. envoi [n] - See also: envoi
Lexicographical Neighbors of Envois
Literary usage of Envois
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"[Fr. envois, plu., sendings, things sent ; cf. lettre d'envoi, letter of advice
of goods sent.} (Com.) An account of particulars of goods sent by a seller, ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"The word is almost certainly a corruption of envois, an English plural of F.
envoi, OF envoy, a sending. Compare the phrases in Littré: 'par le dernier ..."
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