feuille-morte

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See also: feuillemorte

English

Adjective

feuille-morte (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of feuillemorte

French

Etymology

From feuille (leaf) +‎ morte (dead).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fœj.mɔʁt/
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Adjective

feuille-morte (invariable)

  1. of the colour of dying leaves: russet, feuillemorte
    • 1871, Émile Zola, La Curée:
      Elle avait eu la sottise, dans sa hâte, de choisir un costume de soie feuille-morte à longs volants de dentelles blanches.
      In her haste, she had been foolish enough to choose a russet silk dress with long flounces of white lace.

Descendants

  • English: feuillemorte (cf. filemot)

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