Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as marquise, 3.
  • noun An incenseboat; a navicula.

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Examples

  • German Victorian Scrap of matte olive green ivy and brown Baroque border; 3 yards of ribbon; 4 brass snowflake charms, 2 plastic leaves and a white glass "navette"; 4 cards and coordinating envelopes and 2 glittery bird tags; a collage sheet of vintage, French holiday postcards; and a rubber stamp of snowflakes I got from a French dictionary!

    ScrapScene 2008

  • By the time we arrived in the coastal town of Hyérès to catch the navette, * I'd long since gotten over the novelty of the wacky, homemade hunting implement.

    lance - French Word-A-Day 2006

  • By the time we arrived in the coastal town of Hyérès to catch the navette, * I'd long since gotten over the novelty of the wacky, homemade hunting implement.

    French Word-A-Day: 2006

  • Rebelotte re-coup de file, la navette ne dessert pas notre hotel.

    pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2008

  • Elle me rappelle quelques minutes plus tard pour me dire qu'elle a ce qu'il faut et qu'elle est dans la navette du retour.

    pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2008

  • Il y avait environ 5-10 minutes de navette entre les deux hotels ... pourtant ... pas de * Shino* ...

    pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2008

  • By the time we arrived in the coastal town of Hyérès to catch the navette, * I'd long since gotten over the novelty of the wacky, homemade hunting implement.

    French Word-A-Day: 2006

  • Elle me dit qu'elle est au campanile ou on a mangé la veille et qu'elle sera donc la dans quelques minutes, des que la nouvelle navette sera la.

    pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2008

  • By the time we arrived in the coastal town of Hyérès to catch the navette,* I'd long since gotten over the novelty of the wacky, homemade hunting implement.

    French Word-A-Day: 2006

  • By the time we arrived in the coastal town of Hyérès to catch the navette,* I'd long since gotten over the novelty of the wacky, homemade hunting implement.

    lance - French Word-A-Day 2006

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