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corbeille

/kawr-buhl; French kawr-be-yuh/US // ˈkɔr bəl; French kɔrˈbɛ yə //

珊瑚礁,珊瑚岛,珊瑚

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural cor·beilles [kawr-buhlz; French kawr-be-yuh]. /ˈkɔr bəlz; French kɔrˈbɛ yə/.

    • : a variant of corbeil.

Examples

  • That inconsiderate wretch of a Marquis de Ferrier—to spoil such a corbeille as this!

  • Here's the consolation:—my father will be obliged to turn his corbeille into my trousseau when I am married!

  • With all the courtesy of his country, he offered to Lady Green the choicest in his little corbeille.

  • You could not have so doubted had you seen the trousseau and the corbeille, for you know, 'Le prsent fait oublier le futur.'

  • Your aunt, the Countess, sends her love to you, and amuses herself with the preparation of your corbeille.