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(Encyclopedia) belles-lettresbelles-lettresbĕl-lĕˈtrə [key] [from the French for literature, literally “fine letters”], literature that is appreciated for the beauty, artistry, and originality of its…lettre de cachet
(Encyclopedia) lettre de cachetlettre de cachetlĕˈtrə də käshāˈ [key], formerly in French law, private, sealed document, issued as a communication from the king. Such a letter could order…Brewer's: Belles Lettres
Polite literature (French); similarly, Beaux arts, the fine arts. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BellefontaineBelle A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…Brewer's: Lettre de Cachet
(French). An arbitrary warrant of imprisonment; a letter folded and sealed with the king's cachet or little seal. These were secret instructions to the person addressed to proceed against…Brewer's: Lettre de Jerusalem
A letter written to extort money. (See Vidocq: Les Voleurs, i. 240-253.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LeucadiaLettre de Cachet A B C D E F G H I…Brewer's: Jean de Lettre
(Mr. Jenkins). “Qui pour l'ordinaire, dit Tallemant, est un animal mal idoine à toute autre chose.” (Mme. Deshoulières: Historiettes, ix. 209, x. 82.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Aytoun, William Edmonstoune
(Encyclopedia) Aytoun, William EdmonstouneAytoun, William Edmonstouneāˈt&oomacr;n [key], 1813–65, Scottish poet. He was (1845–64) professor of belles-lettres at Edinburgh Univ. The Bon Gaultier…Balzac, Jean Louis Guez de
(Encyclopedia) Balzac, Jean Louis Guez deBalzac, Jean Louis Guez dezhäN lwē gā [key]Balzac, Jean Louis Guez de də bälzäkˈ [key], 1597?–1654, French writer. His Lettres (1624, tr. 1634) and other…Prévost, Marcel
(Encyclopedia) Prévost, MarcelPrévost, Marcelmärsĕlˈ prāvōˈ [key], 1862–1941, French novelist. His novels deal chiefly with feminine questions, portraying severely what Prévost regarded as the moral…Brewer's: Pied de la Lettre
(Au). Quite literally. “Of course, you will not take everything I have said quite au pied de la lettre.” - Fra. Olloe: A Philosophical Trilogy. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E…