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Definition of Berceuses

1. berceuse [n] - See also: berceuse

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Berceuses

Berber Berberidaceae berberin berberine berberine berberines berberins Berberis berberises Berberis canadensis

Berberis thunbergii Berberis vulgaris berceau berceaux berceuse berceuses (current term) Bercy Bercy butter berdache berdaches

berdash berdashes bere bere bereave bereaved bereavement bereavement bereavements bereaven

Literary usage of Berceuses

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1. A general, medical, and statistical history of the present condition of by David Johnston (1829)
"When duly registered, the infants are removed to the creche,* where they are attended by Sisters of Charity, and by a certain number of berceuses: the ..."

2. Special Reports on Educational Subjects by Great Britain Board of Education (1907)
"She chooses the berceuses, pays them, arranges their work, and trains them ... The other berceuses come at 6 am when the cleaning of the creche begins and ..."

3. The Contemporary Review (1892)
"Thèse rondes have a strong family likeness with the berceuses, which follow them. From the children's rondes, a study in themselves, such as »SV/- /(• pont ..."

4. Six French Poets: Studies in Contemporary Literature by Amy Lowell (1915)
"... berceuses et brunettes, ballades narratives, complaintes d'amour, chansons de fêtes et de métiers, ..."

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