genappe
to singe (worsted yarn) in order to remove loose or protruding fibers.
Origin of genappe
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How to use genappe in a sentence
At nine o'clock the two heroes mutually felicitated each other at the small auberge of genappe.
On the road to genappe in the mystery of the moonlit night a solitary rider turned into a field and dismounted.
The Bronze Eagle | Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyClose on a quarter of an hour went by until at last he jumped to his feet, with the sudden cry of "To genappe!"
The Bronze Eagle | Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyAt midnight, what was my joy to get a little note from him, written at genappe, after the battle of the 16th.
A Week at Waterloo in 1815 | Magdalene De LanceyThe Prussians threw themselves into genappe, furious, no doubt, that they were not more entirely the conquerors.
Les Misrables | Victor Hugo
British Dictionary definitions for genappe
/ (dʒəˈnæp) /
a smooth worsted yarn used for braid, etc
Origin of genappe
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