merveilleux
Meanings
noun
- Contemporary names for an extravagantly dressed French fop or ‘fine lady’ of the period of the Directory (1795–1799), who affected a revival of the classical costume of Ancient Greece.
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of merveilleux.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From the French merveilleux. Doublet of marvellous.
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