affiche
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The paper they were going to prosecute was an affiche calling upon the French people to overthrow l'aristocratie bourgeoise, which was as bad as the other, and to divide the lands.
From A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II by Edward Law, Earl of Ellenborough
But the duke cannot stand this open affiche, and withdraws his allowances.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by George Saintsbury
Sublimity glares from the theatrical hand-bill, and the menagerie affiche.
From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 by Lewis Gaylord Clark
And why on earth she chose to affiche herself with a man like Malcourt, Constance could not comprehend.
From The Firing Line by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
Meanwhile the Aldermen were busy preparing a new affiche which was soon being posted up in all directions.
From A Woman's Experience in the Great War by Louise Mack
Gazing into the windows of Elbé, the Paris shop selling affiches de voyages — antique travel posters — makes these past few months recede like a bad dream.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2021
Though the posters are now displayed and sold as artworks, this wasn’t always the case; it wasn’t until the 1980s that affiches de voyages began to be considered collectibles.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2021
As France's most successful poster artist, Colin turned out the best affiches since Toulouse-Lautrec, and he had mastered his predecessor's trick of seizing a subject's single feature and turning it into an artistic stop sign.
From Time Magazine Archive
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An old favourite was described in the affiches as le Due de Nouveau-Cirque.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 4, 1890 by Various
As the English quit Rome, the swallows arrive, and may be seen in great muster flitting up and down the streets, looking at the affiches of vacancies before fixing on a lodging.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. by Various