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Definition of Politesses
1. politesse [n] - See also: politesse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Politesses
Literary usage of Politesses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Oral System of Teaching Living Languages: Illustrated by a Practical by Jean Manesca (1845)
"+ FAIRE DES politesses. show that stranger some politeness. faites des politesses
à cet ... to take arms. je lui fais des politesses. demander DE. combien ..."
2. The Peoples and Politics of the Far East: Travels and Studies in the British by Henry Norman (1895)
"For "Altesses" read "deputed," and for "politesses" read "insultes," and you have
the question the French people will ask themselves when they discover that ..."
3. Report on the Manuscripts of Lady Du Cane by Henry Medley, Charles Caylus, Georgiana Susan Copley Du Cane, John Knox Laughton (1905)
"Minces presents" are not usual, and the " politesses " are matters of routine
which do not need much affectation. What really took place is told by the log ..."
4. The Royal Phraseological English-French, French-English Dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1845)
"It is our duly to notice foreigners, il est de notre devoir de faire des politesses
aux —de témoigner de la bienveillance envers ..."
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