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  • The foreign breakfast at eleven is a delicious meal, as will be seen by the following bills of fare: _oeufs au beurre noir_; _saut‚ printanier_ (a sort of stew of meat and fresh vegetables); _viande froide panach‚e_; _salade de saison_; _compote de fruit et pƒtisserie_; _fromage_, _fruit_, _caf‚_.

    Manners and Social Usages Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood

  • We had an excellent dinner: a _potage printanier_ (from cans), canned lobster, corned beef (canned), and some chickens who had known many sad months in the conservatory.

    In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters 1886

  • Le soleil printanier, même dans nos climats, luit d'un éclat extraordinaire.

    Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. John Knox Laughton 1872

  • It came about, he said, as he pondered whether to serve loganberry juice or pineapple crush with his wife's Navarin printanier.

    VQR 2009

  • “There’s just a little soup, printanier; yes, they can make soup here; then

    The Claverings 2005

  • Chers amis et chères amies de la région, on n’oublie pas d’aller montrer le bout de son nez printanier au vernissage de l’Helvète, ce soir dès 18h00 à Blonay oui, c’est bien 18h00, quoi qu’en dise l’affiche.

    Expo photo — Climb to the Stars 2004

  • Chers amis et chères amies de la région, on n’oublie pas d’aller montrer le bout de son nez printanier au vernissage de l’Helvète, ce soir dès 18h00 à Blonay oui, c’est bien 18h00, quoi qu’en dise l’affiche.

    2004 April — Climb to the Stars 2004

  • "There's just a little soup, printanier; yes, they can make soup here; then a cut of salmon -- and after that the beefsteak.

    The Claverings Anthony Trollope 1848

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