10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLINQUANT»
Discover the use of
clinquant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
clinquant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vocabulary at the Center
clinquant: glittering, especially with gold or tinsel • Comes from French clinquer
meaning to clink • Why is clinquant onomatopoetic? • Examples of usage: A
clinquant Christmas tree. A clinquant evening gown. • What other examples can
you ...
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Eminent Literary and Scientific Men of Italy, Spain, and ...
This flippant antithesis, which, from its sparkling ambiguity, might itself be quoted
as a specimen of sheer " tinsel" {clinquant), amounts to no more than that there
are " fools," as the satirist calls them, who prefer what is false in Tasso to what is ...
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Vocabulary at the Core: Teaching the Common Core Standards
Why is clinquant onomatopoetic? • Examples of usage: □ A clinquant Christmas
tree. □ A clinquant evening gown. • What other examples can you come up with?
• Synonym(s)? • Antonym(s)? • Shakespeare used it in Henry VIII: “Today the ...
Amy Benjamin, John T. Crow, 2014
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Works: With and Introd. and Explanatory Notes By Henry Weber
A clinquant* petticoat of some rich stuff, To catch the eye : I have a thousand
fashions. Oh, sleeve, oh, sleeve ! I'll study all night, madam, To magnify your
sleeve. Oft: Do, superstitious tailor, When you have more time. Flor. Make me no
more ...
Francis Beaumont, Henry William Weber, John Fletcher, 1812
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The works of Beaumont and Fletcher: in fourteen volumes: ...
A clinquant' petticoat of some rich stuff, To catch the eye : I have a thousand
fashions. Oh, sleeve, oh, sleeve ! I'll study all night, madam, To magnify your
sleeve. Otr. Do, superstitious tailor, When you have more time. Flor. Make me no
more ...
Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Henry William Weber, 1812
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A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...
CLINQUANT, adj. Shining. From the French word clinquant, meaning tinsel. To-
day the French All clinquant, all in gold, like heathen gods, Shone down the
English. K. Hen. Fill. i. 1. his buskins clinquant, as his other attire. Manque at
Wtiiteh. in ...
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A glossary; or, Collection of words ... which have been ...
Clinquant, adj. Shining. From the French word clinquant, meaning tinsel. To-day
the French All clinquant, all in gold, like heathen gods, Shone down the English.
K. Hen. VIII. i. 1. His buskins clinquant, as his other attire. Masque at Wkiteh.in ...
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Medievalist Enlightenment: From Charles Perrault to ...
76 Following the example set by Boileau's criticism of Tasso's glitter (clinquant),
Bouhours in turn mocked a fictional character, Philante, for likewise also
preferring Tasso to Homer and Virgil: As for Philante, all that is flowery, all that
glitters, ...
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King Henry VIII. Troilus and Cressida
Became the next day's matter, till the last Made former wonders it's :7 To-day, the
French, All clinquant,8 all in gold, like heathen gods, Shone down the English ;
and, to-morrow, they Made Britain, India : every man, that stood, Show'd like a ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1803
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLINQUANT»
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clinquant is used in the context of the following news items.
Birdman v Uttama Villain: Portrait of the Artiste As an Older, Wiser Man
As a culture-jamming device, the clinquant song misleads the audience members into thinking that they have walked into another clichéd ... «PopMatters, Jun 15»
Pablo Andujar, à cheval sur les Pyrénées
Pas assez bien classé (42e), pas d'exploit passé en Grand Chelem, pas assez clinquant, pas d'amourette avec une actrice X ou Y relayée par ... «ladepeche.fr, May 15»
Le Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Iron Man ici en vidéo
La marque coréenne voit donc son tout dernier smartphone des couleurs du plus clinquant des Avengers, Iron Man. Chargement de la vidéo… «Hitek.fr, May 15»
Recycler ses anciens diaporamas
Les mots "clinquant" ou "tape-à-l'oeil" pourraient convenir à certaines traductions. Au contraire, le yûga est un luxe basé sur le dépouillement, ... «Thot, May 15»
"Anjelica Huston n'a pas le narcissisme pathologique des acteurs"
On associe assez peu ces valeurs à Hollywood, qui reste le royaume du clinquant, de l'apparence, du paraître. «Anjelica Huston ne raconte ... «leJDD.fr, May 15»
Hublot — La Big Bang fête ses 10 ans
Si vous aimez le clinquant, vous allez les adorer, même si le design original qui a fait la réputation de la Big Bang se trouve camouflé. «WorldTempus, Apr 15»
BIGFOOT, le premier Monster Truck a 40 ans
Chandler, Anderson et leurs comparses ont bien compris le goût du Midwest pour le clinquant et le spectaculaire. De gros véhicules, avec des ... «Le Blog Auto, Apr 15»
ANSWER (The) - Raise a little hell
... "I am cured"), clinquant comme du Faces ("Long live the renegades"), avec toujours de solides fragrances zeppeliniennes ou cactusiennes ... «Music in Belgium, Apr 15»
Le retour en fanfare du Cid
Michel Plasson, on l'a dit, n'hésite pas à souligner le côté clinquant – d'aucuns diront pompier – de la partition, notamment dans les deux ... «Forum Opéra, Mar 15»
Video: How James Corden got The Late Late Show gig
Simon Cowell, Eddie Redmayne and other assorted celebrities we couldn't recognize are seen scrabbling through Wonka bars for the clinquant slip. Corden ... «JOE.co.uk, Mar 15»
