Châteaubriand

[ shah-toh-bree-ahn; English sha-toh-bree-ahn ]

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noun

Fran·çois Re·né [f, r, ah, n, -, swa, , r, uh, -, ney], Vicomte de, 1768–1848, French author and statesman.
(lowercase) a thick slice of tenderloin, broiled and served with potatoes and a sauce, often a béarnaise sauce.

Chateaubriand

/ ʃɑtobrijɑ̃ /

ChateaubriandFrançois René17681848MFrenchWRITING: writerPOLITICS: statesman François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)
a thick steak cut from the fillet of beef

First recorded in 1875–80 Châteaubriand fordef 2

I have just read a very funny article of the "rascal" on Chateaubriand and M. de Marcellus, his critic.

Chateaubriand, who was one of this Court in exile, was at a dinner where they sat at table from one o'clock till eight.

The execution of the Duc d'Enghien was so horrifying to Chateaubriand that he forthwith resigned his appointments.

It was, as Chateaubriand sarcastically said, a revised and improved edition of Louis's constitution.

The similes of Balzac and of Chateaubriand hold good to-day.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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