maître d'hôtel
Example Sentences
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"It was like that with which my maître-d'hôtel will now have the honor to fill your glass," replied Richelieu, bowing.
From The Queen's Necklace by Dumas père, Alexandre
The maître-d'hôtel bowed again, more respectfully, perhaps, than he would have done to a reigning monarch.
From The Queen's Necklace by Dumas père, Alexandre
Serve with a maître-d'hôtel, piquante, or ravigote sauce.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Blot, Pierre
Then the maître-d'hôtel rushes at the door and closes it violently,—only for it to be re-opened a minute afterwards by a waiter or visitor entering from the terrace below!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, August 23, 1890 by Various
Bachelier, the maître-d'hôtel at the Français, a disciple of François, is quite one of the foremost men of his calling.
From The Gourmet's Guide to Europe by Newnham-Davis, Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel)
