distingue
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His shoe trees were casts that had been made from his feet, and he described himself as distingue.
From Time Magazine Archive
A bushy white beard he had, and silken hair on his head, tres distingue.
From Time Magazine Archive
Parmi ses différentes Poësies Latinés, on distingue le Poëme des Jardins.
From On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, with Biographical Notices of Them, 2nd edition, with considerable additions by Felton, Samuel
Evidently unconscious of her husband's designs on Cecilia, she dismissed her briefly: "A very handsome young lady, though rather too blonde for her taste, and certainly with an air distingue."
From Kenelm Chillingly — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
It is a splendour that was seen by Alfred de Vigny: Je roule avec dédain, sans voir et sans entendre, A côté des fourmis les populations; Je ne distingue pas leur terrier de leur cendre.
From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala by Baerlein, Henry
