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  • The men of the French Army have named their red wine "pinard," just as they call water "la flotte," always, however, being careful to add that "la flotte" is excellent "for washing one's feet."

    The White Road to Verdun Kathleen Burke 1922

  • A little pinard, * according to monsieur, and the meal washes down nicely.

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • A little pinard, * according to monsieur, and the meal washes down nicely.

    creuset - French Word-A-Day 2007

  • A little pinard, * according to monsieur, and the meal washes down nicely.

    French Word-A-Day: 2007

  • A little pinard,* according to monsieur, and the meal washes down nicely.

    creuset - French Word-A-Day 2007

  • Perhaps I'll just get her a pinard pendant, a photo of Tadpole, some wine vouchers, and a copy of the new book.

    A busy day or two flybabydizzy 2006

  • They gave him their choicest bits of _sinje_ and drops of _pinard_ too;

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 28, 1917 Various

  • The idea of water had never crossed Fanny's mind, but having decided on beer she changed it politely to red wine, which she guessed to be no other than the everlasting _pinard_.

    The Happy Foreigner Enid Bagnold 1935

  • "It's worth starving to death on singe and pinard for four months."

    One Man's Initiation—1917 John Dos Passos 1933

  • And the remaining _sous_ we squandered on a glass apiece of red acrid _pinard_, gravely and with great happiness pledging the hostess of the occasion and then each other.

    The Enormous Room 1928

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