Definition of Claquer

1. claqueur [n -S] - See also: claqueur

Lexicographical Neighbors of Claquer

clapperclaw
clapperclawed
clapperclawing
clapperclaws
clapperless
clappers
clapping
clappingly
clappings
claps
clapshot
clapt
claptrap
claptraps
claque
claquer
claquers
claques
claqueur
claqueurs
clarabella
clarabellas
clarain
clarains
claraite
claree
clarence
clarences
claret
claret cup

Literary usage of Claquer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionnaire anglais-franca̧is: et français-anglais by Abel Boyer, Nicholas Salmon (1821)
"... applaudir , claquer des mains. He will clap what bias on the proposition he him- set/pleases, ... To clap , v. п. claquer , faire Clapper ..."

2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1872)
"Fr. claquer, to clack, clap, clatter, crash, crack, creak—Cot. ; claquer les dents, ... a whip, a rattle ; Fr. claquer, to clap at a theatre. ..."

3. The Royal Phraseological English-French, French-English Dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1845)
"To smack the lips, faire claquer es lèvres. He smacked his it-hip, il fit claquer son ... To smack /he hands, claquer des mains. SMALL, a<!j. petit, e. ..."

4. Dictionary of English and French Idioms: Illustrating, by Phrases and by Jean Roemer (1853)
"To smack the lips, faire claquer claquer son fouet—He gives her a ... He is small for his a.ge, 11 est bien hands, claquer des mains. petit pour son âge. ..."

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