eau

• “„ bed covers not excepted You will be plyed on the quay by failors, fome belonging to the Diligencepar eau y fome to the Cache par eau% that. is* the Diligence by. water, and the coach by water; But by all means prefer the Dili - gence, as you are lure of better company* and quicker paflage.”

  Internet Archive: The Gentleman's Guide in His Tour Through France

• “Roughly translated into 'castle of water', the chateau de l'eau is an enormous silver water tower that sits up high on a plateau overlooking Moussoro.”

  The Things That Happen

• “Perhaps the main color would be bluegreen, the shade they called eau de NO although it was not a bit like the muddy water of the Nile.”

  The Key to Rebecca

• “Who is that exquisite creature in eau de nil satin?”

  Bliss, and Other Stories

• “Brownie, still protesting, had been put on her bed with a handkerchief steeped in eau-de-Cologne on her throbbing forehead, and Norah had returned to the kitchen to varied occupations.”

  Mates at Billabong

• “To wash the feet first in eau de Cologne is most refreshing.”

  Memoirs of an Arabian Princess

• “The pool staff fancy a lie-in themselves and a caca dans l’eau is a sure-fire way of turning people away with no insistence!”

  reprieve

• “In northern Europe, where it is too cold to grow grapes, a distilled spirit called eau de vie is made from fruit.”

  Simon & Schuster: THE TANTE MARIE’S COOKING SCHOOL COOKBOOK

• “Had she done so, her teeth would probably be permeated with a god-awful stench that could only be described as eau decarrion, the quintessential odor of Death on a bender, the Devil's vomit.”

  Blood Lure

• “What is called eau bouillie in Tarascon consists of several slices of bread soaked in warm water, with a clove of garlic, a little thyme and a bay leaf.”

  Tartarin De Tarascon

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