trouvaille

Example Sentences

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In fact, I had not a single trouvaille.

From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall

"My dear, you are a perfect trouvaille," Miss Crawley would say.

From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace

A jeweler was accordingly summoned, who, by the application of acids and a file, soon proved conclusively to the authorities that the precious trouvaille was a worthless piece of imitation.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 by Various

Si, pour des raisons scientifiques, la division ne semble pas possible, le fouilleur devra recevoir, au lieu d'une partie de la trouvaille, une juste indemnit�.

From How to Observe in Archaeology by Various

They were all very kind and enthusiastic, and talked eagerly to each other of a new star, a trouvaille.

From Christine by Cholmondeley, Alice