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  • [356] The careme-prenant includes the three days which precede Ash-Wednesday.

    The Life of Marie de Medicis Pardoe, Julia 1890

  • The Court celebrated the New Year at St. Germain-en-Laye, and on the following day proceeded to Fontainebleau, where during the careme-prenant [356] a ballet was danced, and several magnificent entertainments were given to their Majesties by the great nobles of the household.

    The Life of Marie de Medicis Pardoe, Julia 1890

  • The mortar was scarcely dry when I was there in March; but you should have seen the mi-careme ball.

    London Pride Or When the World Was Younger 1875

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