Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pendent ornament consisting of or set with one, two, or three gems, generally attached to a thin chain.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun jeweled pendant worn on a chain around the neck
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Examples
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They would never have fallen in the mud with Dumas and poor La Valliere.
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Her collar, of the material of the dress, was so high that it touched her delicate jaw, and it was set off only by a fine silver chain, with a La Valliere of silver and carved
Our Mr. Wrenn 2004
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She had very beautiful light hair, fine arms, and pretty hands, which La Valliere had not.
The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency d'Orleans, Charlotte -Elisabeth, duchesse 2001
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To accuse La Valliere of loving any one besides the King was wicked to the last degree, but falsehoods cost Montespan but little.
The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency d'Orleans, Charlotte -Elisabeth, duchesse 2001
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And yet La Valliere bore everything patiently; she was as virtuous as Montespan was vicious.
The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency d'Orleans, Charlotte -Elisabeth, duchesse 2001
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It was thus that La Valliere was so ill-treated at the instigation of Montespan.
The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency d'Orleans, Charlotte -Elisabeth, duchesse 2001
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When one of Madame de Montespan's children died, the King was deeply affected; but he was not so at the death of the poor Comte de Vermandois (the son of La Valliere).
The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency d'Orleans, Charlotte -Elisabeth, duchesse 2001
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He used to pass through La Valliere's chamber to go to Montespan's; and one day, at the instigation of the latter, he threw a little spaniel, which he had called Malice, at the Duchesse de La Valliere, saying: "There, Madam, is your companion; that's all."
The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency d'Orleans, Charlotte -Elisabeth, duchesse 2001
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Madame de La Valliere was no light mistress, as her unwavering penitence sufficiently proved.
The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency d'Orleans, Charlotte -Elisabeth, duchesse 2001
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Madame de La Valliere suffered herself to be deceived by
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