Franche-Comté

[ frahnsh-kawn-tey ]

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noun

Franche-Comté

/ frɑ̃ʃkɔ̃te /

a region of E France, covering the Jura and the low country east of the Saône: part of the Kingdom of Burgundy (6th century ad –1137); autonomous as the Free County of Burgundy (1137–1384); under Burgundian rule again (1384–1477) and Hapsburg rule (1493–1674); annexed by France (1678)

Franche-Comté—fresh sheep milk melted with fresh thick cream,whipped egg whites and sugar.

He decided to direct his own next campaign against Franche-Comté.

Louis' armies were overrunning Flanders in 1667, and Franche-Comté next year.

In Brittany, Franche-Comté, and elsewhere, they are preserved and lighted in time of storm or sickness.

She was a peasant girl from Franche Comté, and had come to Paris, where she had gone into service.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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