Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun In mort, bridge, and similar games, the partner of dummy.
Etymologies
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Examples
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This "vin vivant" (lively wine) is a crisp and fruity sparkling wine with low alcohol (6%) and the taste of fresh green apples and pears.
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a proof of good fellowship; and the bon vivant is considered as the best and most desirable of companions.
Letter to the Women of England, on the Injustice of Mental Subordination
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a proof of good fellowship; and the bon vivant is considered as the best and most desirable of companions.
Letter to the Women of England, on the Injustice of Mental Subordination
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Enter the perfume equivalent to this tableau vivant.
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Mr. Pfeifer is a former West Point running back, a Green Beret and an actor, as well as a bon vivant in certain sections of New York society.
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While your at it, ask your Congress critter why they hate America. bon vivant says:
Matthew Yglesias » 400 Families Earned an Average of $345 Million Each in 2007
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Daddy, a bon vivant and opera buff, did so, and the couple were shortly seated at a window table.
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Credited with the revival of a now booming silk industry, Thompson attained legendary status, enhanced by a bon vivant lifestyle at a time when Thailand was still truly exotic – and by his mysterious death.
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With the right camera and attitude you can wear your camera proudly, poised to capture that perfect street scene and look like a globe-trotting bon vivant as opposed to the guy who just took an 18-hour flight to Tokyo to skip the toro sashimi in favor of a Grand Slam breakfast at Denny's.
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But he was also a genuine bon vivant who took distinctly non-American sensual pleasure in eating and drinking and devoted small fortunes and hours of his time to seeking out decadent meals.
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