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Definition of Equestriennes
1. equestrienne [n] - See also: equestrienne
Lexicographical Neighbors of Equestriennes
Literary usage of Equestriennes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reminiscences of a Soldier's Wife: An Autobiography by John A. Logan, Mary Simmerson Cunningham Logan (1913)
"... EARLY HOUSEKEEPING — " FAIR WEEK" — EXPERT equestriennes — BIRTH OF MY TWO
ELDEST CHILDREN AND DEATH OF MY FIRST-BORN THE Mexican War of 1847-8 afforded ..."
2. Souvenirs of Travel by Octavia (Walton) Le Vert (1857)
"From two o'clock until six it is filled with fair equestriennes. We left our
carriage and walked along Rotten Row. What a brilliant scene it was ! ..."
3. Paris in '67: Or, The Great Exposition, Its Side-shows and Excursions by Henry Morford (1867)
"... seen such a gallant show of equestrians and equestriennes, reined up in loose
military order along the Row, giving and receiving salutations, chatting, ..."
4. The Gold Chain: A California Family Sagaby Regina V. Phelan by Regina V. Phelan (1987)
"equestriennes entered the ring riding sidesaddle. They wore long, velvet gowns,
... When the act was over, the equestriennes left the ring. ..."
5. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1883)
"The special attraction here is the Ballet of equestriennes. Imperial.—Ballet of
Equestrienne«. Pantomime well mounted. ..."
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