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affiche

[ a-feesh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, French.

, plural af·fiches [a, -, feesh].

affiche

/ afiʃ /

a poster or advertisement, esp one drawn by an artist, as for the opening of an exhibition

Origin of affiche¹

C18: from afficher to post

The ladder was quickly got out, and they hurried down it and across the clearing to the tree that bore the unexpected affiche.

Sublimity glares from the theatrical hand-bill, and the menagerie affiche.

Meanwhile the Aldermen were busy preparing a new affiche which was soon being posted up in all directions.

"But you will first sign the following affiche—by the General's orders," he exclaimed roughly.

Perhaps the most intolerable thing is the affiche of idolatry for Baudelaire.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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