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roue

roue is the alternative spelling of roué.

Meaning of roué

Noun

roué (plural roués)

  1. A debauched or lecherous person.
    • A taste and knowledge of wines and cookery appears to them to be the sign of an accomplished roué and manly gentleman.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 20, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume I, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849, →OCLC, page 185

Forms of roue

pluralroues

Questions about roue

What is roue the alternative spelling of?
Roue is the alternative spelling of roué.

Words near roue in the dictionary

  1. Roud numbers
  2. Roudebush
  3. Roudebushes
  4. Roudham
  5. Roudham and Larling
  6. roue
  7. rouelle
  8. rouelles
  9. Rouen
  10. Rouens
  11. rouerie

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