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Definition of Madeleines
1. madeleine [n] - See also: madeleine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Madeleines
Literary usage of Madeleines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1896)
"... are not populous suburbs; and they retain from their ancient foundation only
their name and their industry. For at each of these madeleines there is ..."
2. Advanced Guide Canada's Atlantic Provinces by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman Rogers (2005)
"After the Act of Quebec annexed the madeleines to Quebec in 1774, they were
granted to ... Today the madeleines are renowned for their high quality dining. ..."
3. America's Coming-of-age by Van Wyck Brooks (1915)
"... Zophiel were the human properties of their prose and verse, scarcely to be
distinguished from the madeleines and ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1903)
"Not one offers a leprous lesion, as we find them represented in the graves of
the cemeteries of the "madeleines"' of France, where are found the little ..."
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