Fameuse
[ fuh-myooz ]
noun
an American variety of red apple that ripens in early winter.
Origin of Fameuse
11800–10; <French, feminine of fameuxfamous
- Also called snow apple.
Words Nearby Fameuse
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How to use Fameuse in a sentence
There is a variety under the name Striped Fameuse, claimed to be distinct, the fruit being more striped and less highly colored.
The Apple | VariousIt was a curious meeting, and, as Orloff said just now, "je lui devais une Fameuse chandelle."
Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life | Mary Alsop King WaddingtonElle et lui, l'un aprs l'autre, prirent la Fameuse lunette et la dirigrent vers le burg.
Le chteau des Carpathes | Jules VerneHe said it was a Fameuse and she declared it was a Yellow Transparent.
The Story Girl | Lucy Maud MontgomeryThe Fameuse is not well liked in the South, but popular in the North, etc.
Apple Growing | M. C. Burritt
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