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bon ton

[bon ton, bawn tawn] / ˈbɒn ˈtɒn, bɔ̃ ˈtɔ̃ /


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But then, the bon ton, not content with padding only bums, moved the bustle round to the tummy at the front.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025

The book reports Lucius' ad ventures with "butlered bon ton."

From Time Magazine Archive

Bullock's Wilshire, tony Los Angeles department store, went after war-workers' dollars; Macy's, New York's people's store, waved farewell to the bon ton trade.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is being sur un assez bon ton for a player!

From Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) by H. Wragg

To have your portrait painted by Reynolds was considered a proper "entree" into the "bon ton."

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters by Elbert Hubbard


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