Abb

Abb is a valiant opponent of all forms of racism except ….racism. abb1 says:

Matthew Yglesias » Rep Trent Franks: Blacks Were Better Off Under Slavery 2010

Jansenist (and the fact is perfectly true, he was called the Abbé des Issarts); this Jansenist says to the Dutch merchant,

A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

If there was one person, he would be called, I suppose, who's so important was a man called the Abb's.

Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution 1989

The form in most general use is that known as the Abbé (Fig. 47) and consists of a plano-convex lens mounted above a biconvex lens.

The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.

Today the toll-gatherer, he who collects the small fee from the stall-owners, is still known as the Abbé.

The Automobilist Abroad

That fable-mixed kind of mortal (not to be defined), who is neither of the clergy nor of the laity; in a word, the thing called Abbé in France; is a species quite unknown in England.

Letter V-On the Church of England Voltaire 1909

[423] Antoine Sabatier (1742-1817), born at Castres, was known as the Abbé but was really nothing more than a "clerc tonsuré."

A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II) Augustus De Morgan 1838

There was at this time in England a French ecclesiastic, called the Abbé

The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings Jonathan Swift 1706

Ann and I suspect that your pal "Abb" might be a little disappointed with her pull-out quote, too.

Without Comment Randy Smith 2005

Every evening he took his place in a box at the Scala, where the flower of the young intellects of Milan assembled, and where he met with other persons of note, such as Abbé de Brême and Silvio Pellico: gentle, beautiful souls, burning with love of country, and sighing after its independence.

Lord Byron jugé par les témoins de sa vie. English Teresa Guiccioli 1836