Fameuse

[ fuh-myooz ]

noun
  1. an American variety of red apple that ripens in early winter.

Origin of Fameuse

1
1800–10; <French, feminine of fameuxfamous

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 | Various
  • It 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 Waddington
  • Elle et lui, l'un aprs l'autre, prirent la Fameuse lunette et la dirigrent vers le burg.

  • He said it was a Fameuse and she declared it was a Yellow Transparent.

    The Story Girl | Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • The Fameuse is not well liked in the South, but popular in the North, etc.

    Apple Growing | M. C. Burritt