trouvaille
Example Sentences
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Two years later, this indefatigable friend spent some weeks at Simancas, where he unearthed many an interesting trouvaille.
From William Hickling Prescott by Peck, Harry Thurston
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
It's only that poor Biddy's belle trouvaille has got a heart.
From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard
Pray let me know, at your leisure, what you think of this trouvaille.
From Old Friends, Epistolary Parody by Lang, Andrew
The gown I had already discovered—a trouvaille and genuinely of the epoch; an enticing pink silk with glowing shadows.
From The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece by Sedgwick, Anne Douglas
