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Definition of Bêtises
1. betise [n] - See also: betise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bêtises
Literary usage of Bêtises
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pages from a Private Diary by Henry Charles Beeching (1899)
"time to time some ideal Chloris or Lalage might be blamed for similar betises,
or, better, praised for their absence. To open the volume, ..."
2. Old England and New England: In a Series of Views Taken on the Spot by Alfred Bunn (1853)
"Mr. Mathews's French is far better than his argument, jours de cocher et qui pour
attirer le has peuple (sans 1'attraper toutefois) imprime les betises des ..."
3. Selected Essays by Abraham Hayward (1878)
"What betises, Madame ?"—" In the distribution of parts."—" True, I had the honour
of giving you the part of Christine, and you have not acted it. ..."
4. Biographical and Critical Essays: Reprinted from Reviews, with Additions and by Abraham Hayward (1873)
"We must take care not to make the same betises as in ' Christine.'" " What betises,
Madame?"—" In the distribution of parts. ..."
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