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Definition of Fontanges
1. fontange [n] - See also: fontange
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fontanges
Literary usage of Fontanges
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works and Life of Walter Savage Landor by Walter Savage Landor (1876)
"fontanges. 0 monseigneur, I know very well what you mean. ... fontanges. 0 yes
you may. I told him I was almost sure I should be ashamed of confessing such ..."
2. Louis the Fourteenth, and the Court of France in the Seventeenth Century by Pardoe (Julia) (1855)
"... her Portrait—Infatuation of the King—Gayety of the Court—Mademoiselle de
fontanges created a Duchess; her Levity and Exactions—Contempt of the ..."
3. Readings in English Prose of the Nineteenth Century by Raymond Macdonald Alden (1917)
"BOSSUET AND THE DUCHESS DE fontanges 1 Bossuet. Mademoiselle, it is the King's
desire that I compliment you on the elevation you have attained. fontanges. ..."
4. Old Paris: Its Court and Literary Salons by Catherine Charlotte Jackson (1880)
"... Belle fontanges.—Marriage of the Dauphin.—La Dame d'Honneur.—Poetry and
Piety.—La Fontaine.—The Soldier- Prince.—Death of La Belle Duchesse. ..."
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