merveilleux
/mɛɹ.veɪˈjə/
merveilleux noun: contemporary names for an extravagantly dressed French fop or ‘fine lady’ of the period of the Directory (1795–1799), who affected a revival of the classical costume of Ancient Greece.
Noun (1)
merveilleux (plural merveilleux)
- Contemporary names for an extravagantly dressed French fop or ‘fine lady’ of the period of the Directory (1795–1799), who affected a revival of the classical costume of Ancient Greece.
- The Ecrouelleux, the Inconcevables, the Merveilleux, with their chins sunk in their huge cravats.1898, Octave Uzanne, chapter I, in Mary Loyd, transl., Fashion in Paris: The Various Phases of Feminine Taste and Æsthetics from 1797 to 1897, page 8
Noun (2) capitalized: Merveilleux
Merveilleux (plural Merveilleux)
- Alternative letter-case form of merveilleux.
Forms of merveilleux
| plural | merveilleux |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Merveilleux |
| plural | Merveilleux |
Origin of merveilleux
From the French merveilleux. Doublet of marvellous.
Questions about merveilleux
- What does merveilleux mean?
- Merveilleux means contemporary names for an extravagantly dressed French fop or ‘fine lady’ of the period of the Directory (1795–1799), who affected a revival of the classical costume of Ancient Greece.
- What part of speech is merveilleux?
- Merveilleux is a noun.
- How do you pronounce merveilleux?
- Merveilleux is pronounced /mɛɹ.veɪˈjə/.
- What is the plural of merveilleux?
- The plural of merveilleux is merveilleux.
Words near merveilleux in the dictionary
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