Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An outer garment worn by women in the first half of the nineteenth century, thin, made of silk or like material, and shaped to the person.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A light cape or short cloak of silk or lace worn by women in summer.
Etymologies
- French. See visit. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The sun was setting when I stood in front of my mirror on my return, and laid aside bonnet and mantle (we called it a "visite").”
“As much of his story as I know is set out in the long inscription on their splendid headstone, and for understandable reasons Aunt Jean, who throughout her life kept in touch with the Macklin family in England, held onto this charming carte de visite photograph.”
“Français · Chine - Taïwan: La visite du dalaï-lama ne peut échapper à la politique”
Global Voices in English » China and Taiwan: Dalai Lama’s visit, inevitably political
“Cette formule rappelle le fameux « Ich ben ein Berliner » clamé par J.F.K. lors de sa visite à Berlin-Ouest en juin 1963.”
Global Voices in English » Moroccans Love/Hate Affair with Obama
“The second photograph in the folder, which is about three times the size of the carte de visite, was taken by Napoleon Sarony in 1873 or 1874 during Collins's visit to the United States.”
The Huffington Post: Carolyn Vega: Photographing the Granddaddy of Detective Fiction
“The first photograph, a carte de visite, was taken by the firm Cundall, Downes & Co. in 1861.”
The Huffington Post: Carolyn Vega: Photographing the Granddaddy of Detective Fiction
“Français · Ghana: Débats, agitation et espoirs autour de la visite de M. Obama”
Global Voices in English » Ghana: Speculation, excitement and hopes over Obama’s visit
“Para saber mais sobre o festival, visite o site e o twitter oficial do PalFest.”
Global Voices in English » Palestine: Israeli Armed Police Disrupt Literature Festival
“Barefooted and clad only in swim trunks (it is too hot for clothing), my busy-bodied better half is mumbling something about cards ... cartes de visite.”
“Je suis très fatiguée = I am very tired le sommeil = sleep la carte de visite = business card”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘visite’.
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Russian Doll Words
A Russian Doll word is a word that, when you remove the first and last letters, is either the empty string, or a Russian Doll word. These are all of the 6 or more letter Russian Doll words found in...
taramea, tawings, tchicks, timider, tirades, tirings, towings, trailed, trailer, trained, trainee, trainer and 2373 more...
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Baby, It's Cold Outside!
Do as your mom says and put on a jacket.
frock coat, doublet, reefer, cutaway, morning coat, tailcoat, dinner jacket, smoking jacket, juste-au-corps, jerkin, basque, spencer and 134 more...
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