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charvet

[ shahr-vey, shahr-vey ]

noun

  1. a soft, lusterless silk or rayon tie fabric, often made with a faint stripe effect.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of charvet1

Named after the French firm

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Example Sentences

Charvet and Florent were naturally those whose utterances were listened to with the greatest attention.

"We must make a clean sweep of everything," Charvet would curtly say, as though he were delivering a blow with a cleaver.

Charvet was rather annoyed by the advantage which this circumstance gave to Florent.

Euphemie, accompanied by Charvet, made the journey in one of Madame Bonaparte's carriages.

M. Charvet, concierge of the palace, was at once summoned; his Majesty complained of his bed, and ordered another to be brought.

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