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As Chic as Paris
In the upscale 16th Arrondissement of Paris, Gilles Garcia, an
employee at the World Bank, dresses simply and says that clothes are not
supposed to be complicated.
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Viands of various kinds allure the taste. --Pope.
There was a time when all the body's members
Rebell'd against the belly, thus accused it:
That only like a gulf it did remain
I' the midst o' the body, idle and unactive,
Still cupboarding the viand, never bearing
Like labour with the rest, where the other instruments
Did see and hear, devise, instruct, walk, feel,
And, mutually participate, did minister
Unto the appetite and affection common
Of the whole body. The belly answer'd--
Rebell'd against the belly, thus accused it:
That only like a gulf it did remain
I' the midst o' the body, idle and unactive,
Still cupboarding the viand, never bearing
Like labour with the rest, where the other instruments
Did see and hear, devise, instruct, walk, feel,
And, mutually participate, did minister
Unto the appetite and affection common
Of the whole body. The belly answer'd--
Hard Times - Chapter V by Charles Dickens
- Charles Dickens Hard Times; Chapter V .... She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink; Victuals and drink were the whole of her diet, ...Then had we plenty of victuals.Jer. xliv. 17.
cupboard
/ˈkʌbəd/
noun
- a recess or piece of furniture with a door and typically shelves, used for storage."a broom cupboard"
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credenza
Pronunciation: /krɪˈdɛnzə /
NOUN
- A sideboard or cupboard.
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- Stock includes dining tables, chairs, sideboards, credenzas, chests of drawers, lighting and accessories.
- If you are a carpenter, you need to know the difference between a bookcase and a credenza.
- On one side of the office there's a large office dresser called a credenza; on the other side there are desks and so on.
Origin
late 19th century: Italian, from medieval Latin credentia(see credence).
victuals
n. pl.
[OE. vitaille, OF. vitaille, F. victuaille, pl. victuailles, fr. L. victualia, pl. of. victualis belonging to living or nourishment, fr. victus nourishment, from vivere, victum, to live; akin to vivus living. See Vivid.]
Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for the table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat; viands.
victual
Pronunciation: /ˈvɪt(ə)l/
dated
Definition of victual
noun
(victuals)verb (victuals, victualling, victualled ; US victuals, victualing, victualed)
[with object]Origin:
Middle English: from Old French vitaille, from late Latin victualia, neuter plural of Latin victualis, from victus 'food'; related to vivere 'to live'. The pronunciation still represents the early spelling vittel; later spelling has been influenced by the Latin formviand
Pronunciation: /ˈvʌɪənd/
Definition of viand
nounOrigin:
late Middle English: from Old French viande 'food', from an alteration of Latin vivenda, neuter plural gerundive of vivere 'to live'canton n.
- A small territorial division of a country, especially one of the states of Switzerland.
- A subdivision of an arrondissement in France.
- Heraldry. A small, square division of a shield, usually in the upper right corner.
- A usually rectangular division of a flag, occupying the upper corner next to the staff.
[French, from Old French, from Old Italian cantone, augmentative of canto, corner, from Vulgar Latin *cantus. See cant1.]
cantonal can'ton·al (kăn'tə-nəl, kăn-tŏn'əl) adj.canton
音節can • ton
発音kǽntən, -tɑn | -tən, -tɔn
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[名]C
1（スイスの）州；（フランスの）小郡
2《紋章》カントン（◇盾・旗の，向かって左上約４分の１の部分）
━━[動]他
1…を州［小郡］に分ける
2…を区分［分割］する
2a/kæntάn，-tóun | kəntúːn/ 〈軍・軍隊に〉営舎を割り当てる，…を宿営させる
arrondissement
Syllabification: ar·ron·disse·ment
Pronunciation: /əˈrändismənt, äˈräNdēsˌmäN
noun
Origin
French, from arrondir 'make round'.chow
Slang.
n.
Food; victuals.*
intr.v.
To eat: chowed down on the meat and potatoes.
[Possibly from Chinese (Cantonese) tsaap, food, miscellany. See chop suey.]
chow
━━ vi. 〔俗〕 食べる ((down)).
chow line 〔話〕 食物の配給に並ぶ人の列.
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