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Definition of Soiree
1. Noun. A party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house).
Definition of Soiree
1. n. An evening party; -- distinguished from levee, and matinée.
Definition of Soiree
1. Noun. a formal evening party ¹
2. Noun. A formal evening party. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Soiree
1. an evening party [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soiree
Literary usage of Soiree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Microscope: An Illustrated Monthly Designed to Popularize the Subject of (1894)
"The Microscopical soiree.—One of our English Exchanges ... It is gratifying to
learn that the loss on the last soiree wag only £10; ..."
2. Autobiography and Personal Recollections of John B. Gough: With Twenty-six by John Bartholomew Gough (1870)
"Fete at Sudbrook Park—soiree at George Cruikshank's—Edinburgh— Orkney Islands—Absence
of Trees—Trip to Sanday—Visit to Paris —Pumpkin Pie—Drunkenness in ..."
3. Palmer's Index to "The Times" NewspaperTimes (London, England) (1873)
"... 4 n 10 Ь Embassy, soiree at, the Royal Family present, 17 m 7 6 Government
Ecclesiastical Bille, Prussian RC, Bishops Protest against, 6/5 a • Official ..."
4. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1898)
"... BO ROUGH soiree. ODD MR. PUNCH,—I am an author by trade, and in confidence
send you my card, which will satisfy you of my name and my place of business. ..."
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