Fleurettes
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 plural of fleurette form-of, plural
- 2 A card game from the seventeenth century. uncountable
"She commenced her conversation with the King and his companion by saying, "Pray, do not suspend your fleurettes on my account; next to being in love myself, I like to see other people in love. I shall be a charming confidante.....Christina drew to the card-table, and, lolling upon it with her usual indifference, began to watch the progress of the game, which was now resumed.""
Example
More examples"She commenced her conversation with the King and his companion by saying, "Pray, do not suspend your fleurettes on my account; next to being in love myself, I like to see other people in love. I shall be a charming confidante.....Christina drew to the card-table, and, lolling upon it with her usual indifference, began to watch the progress of the game, which was now resumed.""
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