"bon-mot" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bon-mots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bon-mot (plural bon-mots)
  1. Alternative form of bon mot. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bon mot
    Sense id: en-bon-mot-en-noun-AupZEV3O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "\"Yes,\" interrupted his uncle, with something between a smile and a sneer, \"to decide on the merits of rival actresses; to bear away a few bon-mots from the coffee-houses; to see that the fashion of your hair is not too much behind hand; and to choose the newest embroidery for your waistcoat.\"",
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