Oiseau definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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His preference in the matter of art was, therefore, for those prospects ŕ vol a'oiseau--of the caged bird on the wing at last--of which Rubens had the secret, and still more Philip de Koninck, four of whose choicest works occupied the four walls of his chamber; visionary escapes, north, south, east, and west, into a wide-open though, it must be confessed, a somewhat sullen land.

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I know your recent decision has lost you 4 tickets from my family and I don't even come from a farming family. oiseau wrote: — The Chronicle Herald - Front Page Stories
Amnesty International and designer Tracy Wilkinson of mon petit oiseau clothing teamed up in October to design men and women's t-shirts for Amnesty. — Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases
At any rate, here's the deal, which is offered Tuesday-Thursday from 5: 30-6: 30pm, and Friday-Saturday from 5: 30-6pm (that one's a half-hour window, so you'd better be a "oiseau vite" too): whole Albacore tuna, haricots verts, hard boiled egg, — newsobserver.com blogs
I have lived in Toronto for about 15 years, originally from near Niagara Falls (Canada). un bel oiseau said ... — for me, for you
I asked Comme un oiseau," said the man We called a fiacre--paid for monsieur Jocko, and drove to Vincent's apartments; there we found, however, that his valet had gone out and taken the key Hang it," said Vincent, "it does not signify! — Pelham — Volume 02