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  2. Canapé - Wikipedia

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    The composition of a canapé consists of a base (e.g., the bread or pancake), a spread, a main item, and a garnish.. The spread is traditionally either a compound butter, made by creaming butter with other ingredients such as ham or lobster, or a flavored cream cheese.

  3. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    a close relationship or connection; an affair. The French meaning is broader; liaison also means "bond"' such as in une liaison chimique (a chemical bond) lingerie a type of female underwear. littérateur an intellectual (can be pejorative in French, meaning someone who writes a lot but does not have a particular skill). [36] louche

  4. Promotion canapé - Wikipedia

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    Promotion canapé (English: Casting couch) is a French comedy film directed by Didier Kaminka. It was released in 1990. It was released in 1990. The French phrase refers to attempting to make progress at work through romantic interactions with one's manager(s).

  5. Canapé (furniture) - Wikipedia

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    This Rococo Revival canapé delivered to the Vermont State House in 1859 would have been called a settee.. A canapé is a piece of furniture similar to a couch.The word is typically meant to describe an elegant couch made out of elaborately carved wood with wooden legs, an upholstered back, armrests, and a single long seat (instead of separate cushions) that typically seats three, that emerged ...

  6. Breton lai - Wikipedia

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    A Breton lai, also known as a narrative lay or simply a lay, is a form of medieval French and English romance literature. Lais are short (typically 600–1000 lines), rhymed tales of love and chivalry, often involving supernatural and fairy-world Celtic motifs.

  7. Finger food - Wikipedia

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    One kind of finger food is the French canapé, known since the late 1700s. Canapés began as slices of toasted or fried bread with various toppings. Their name, literally 'sofa', was inspired from how the toppings "sat" on the bread as though it were a sofa. Over time, canapés became a word to describe all finger foods served at parties.

  8. Romance (prose fiction) - Wikipedia

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    A story of romantic love, esp. one which deals with love in a sentimental or idealized way; a book, film, etc., with a narrative or story of this kind. Also as mass noun: literature of this kind. Overlap is also sometimes found between the above terms, when literary romance also contains a strong love interest.

  9. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...