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precieux

[prey-see-oo, prey-syœ] / ˌpreɪ siˈʊ, preɪˈsjœ /


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He was indeed no stylist: least of all a precieux.

From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)

It had its bibliomaniacs, its collectors, its precieux.

From Ancestors A Novel by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

He writes plays of incomparable depth and breadth, touching every chord of humour, tragedy and pathos; certain rather elaborate poems of a precieux type, and strange sonnets, revealing a singular poignancy of unconventional feelings.

From The Upton Letters by Benson, Arthur Christopher




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