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Distingue

//dɪsˈtæŋɡeɪ// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Fashionably distinguished or elegant; having an air of superiority.

    "By the time the blue dress was tried on, Madame Cie had, with the aid of a few pins, plaits, and a bow of blue ribbon, transformed the half-lace shawl into one of the smartest and distingué things imaginable; but when the bill came in at Christmas, for that five minutes' labor and distingué touch, she charged one pound eight."

Etymology

From French distingué.

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