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clairvoyée

clairvoyée noun: an opening in a garden hedge, fence, etc. through which a scenic view can be observed.

Noun

clairvoyée (plural clairvoyées)

  1. An opening in a garden hedge, fence, etc. through which a scenic view can be observed.
    • Triggs, in Garden Craft in Europe, says that the clairvoyée was, despite its French name, "a purely Dutch invention. Placed at the end of an alley, it consists of two or more brick piers with an ornamental iron grille between, to extend the garden view to the country beyond, perhaps to some church...1985, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Marjorie Henderson, The House of Boughs: A Sourcebook of Garden Designs, Structures, and Suppliers

Forms of clairvoyée

pluralclairvoyées

Questions about clairvoyée

What does clairvoyée mean?
Clairvoyée means an opening in a garden hedge, fence, etc. through which a scenic view can be observed.
What part of speech is clairvoyée?
Clairvoyée is a noun.
What is the plural of clairvoyée?
The plural of clairvoyée is clairvoyées.

Words near clairvoyée in the dictionary

  1. clairvoyant
  2. clairvoyante
  3. clairvoyantes
  4. clairvoyantly
  5. clairvoyants
  6. clairvoyée
  7. clairvoyées
  8. Claisen
  9. Claisen adapter
  10. Claisen adapters
  11. Claisen condensation

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