Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A shoe having an upper part that is cut away at the instep to reveal the arch of the foot.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I can spend hours walking through Musee d'Orsay, not looking just at the art but the museum building itself.
Kathleen Hyppolite: Chasing Beauty for a Living Kathleen Hyppolite 2011
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I can spend hours walking through Musee d'Orsay, not looking just at the art but the museum building itself.
Kathleen Hyppolite: Chasing Beauty for a Living Kathleen Hyppolite 2011
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In 1983, a major Manet retrospective at the Grand Palais for the centennial of the artist's death was co-curated by the director of the then-new Musée d'Orsay, the late Françoise Cachin, and the New York Metropolitan Museum's Charles S. Moffett.
Still Turning Black to Light Judy Fayard 2011
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I can spend hours walking through Musee d'Orsay, not looking just at the art but the museum building itself.
Kathleen Hyppolite: Chasing Beauty for a Living Kathleen Hyppolite 2011
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Say you have Manolo Blahnik's Velvet & Snake d'Orsay shoes from this fall collection in your hand.
Meg Tilly: Before You Pull Out That Credit Card... Meg Tilly 2011
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That is thanks largely to some high-profile exhibits at the de Young in 2010, including Impressionist and post-Impressionist shows featuring art from the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, said Robin Wander, a spokeswoman for Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the nonprofit organization that runs both museums.
Vital Signs 2011
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Say you have Manolo Blahnik's Velvet & Snake d'Orsay shoes from this fall collection in your hand.
Meg Tilly: Before You Pull Out That Credit Card... Meg Tilly 2011
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We went after major locations that would make the world feel really big: the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, Gare du Nord.
Local Filmmakers Bring Their Best Out West Steve Dollar 2012
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Say you have Manolo Blahnik's Velvet & Snake d'Orsay shoes from this fall collection in your hand.
Meg Tilly: Before You Pull Out That Credit Card... Meg Tilly 2011
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Say you have Manolo Blahnik's Velvet & Snake d'Orsay shoes from this fall collection in your hand.
Meg Tilly: Before You Pull Out That Credit Card... Meg Tilly 2011
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