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Definition of Semainiers
1. semainier [n] - See also: semainier
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semainiers
Literary usage of Semainiers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1873)
"These last came by their other name, semainiers, because they were usually made
in sets of seven pockets, one for every day in the week ; the seven being ..."
2. Bentley's Miscellany by Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith (1853)
"... he summoned Gretry, and the two semainiers (members of the company, required
by weekly rotation to decide on the engagements of debutantes). ..."
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