merveilleux

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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
  1. Alternative letter-case form of merveilleux.

Pronunciation

/mɛɹ.veɪˈjə/ /-ˈju/ /-ˈjoʊ/

Word forms

merveilleux

Etymology

From the French merveilleux. Doublet of marvellous.

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