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  1. Mar 2021
    1. nobleſſe

      Noblelle referred as Noblesse today is French for Noblewoman. In the text, the phrase it is in is: C'eſt deroger à nobleſſe, which means: It is derogating from noblewoman.

      https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/127493?redirectedFrom=noblesse#eid

    2. Quai de Conti

      The Quai de Conti, or more commonly “Quai Conti”, is a quay located along the Seine, in Paris. It is located in the 6th arrondissement, a subdivision of a French department.

      https://www.google.com/search?q=Quai+de+Conti&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS758US758&oq=Quai+de+Conti&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

    3. Façade of the Louvre

      The Façade of the Louvre, in English: Louvre Colonnade, is a Building in Paris. The Façade of the Louvre is a façade of the Palais du Louvre in Paris and it is a great example of Classical French architecture.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre_Colonnade#:~:text=The%20Louvre%20Colonnade%20is%20the,mostly%20between%201667%20and%201674.

    4. patiſſerie;

      Patillerie, referred today as Patisserie, is a French word meaning pastry making. In the context of the text, it means he loved do did the French pastries.

      https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/138840?redirectedFrom=patisserie#eid

    5. livre

      Livre is a French word, meaning a coin or currency. It is commonly referred to the British Pound as well.

      https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/109369?redirectedFrom=livre#eid

    1. La voila!

      La Voila! = Here it is!

      (Translated from French)

    2. parterre

      Parterre is a garden with nicely decorated flower beds. A Parterre is built at level. They are commonly found in Castles.

      https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/138205?redirectedFrom=+parterre%2C+#eid

    3. quoth

      Quoth means Said in modern day English.

      "Said" (used only in first and third person singular before the subject).

      https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/156911?redirectedFrom=quoth&

    4. billet

      A short informal letter.

    5. Auberge

      Auberge = Inn (French Translation)

      An Auberge is an Inn in France. An Inn meaning a place where travelers can stay.

      https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/12984?redirectedFrom=auberge&

    6. MONTRIUL.

      Montriul is a Commune in France. It is located about 7 kilometers east from Paris.

      Montriul is one of the places in which A Sentimental Journey took place in.

      http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7624576

    7. colloquy

      Colloquy essentially is a formal conversation. A colloquy can take place in a small gathering or in a big conference.

      In the text, it is written " Now a colloquy of five mi|nutes", meaning a short formal conversation.

      https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/36444?rskey=QnCIte&result=1&isAdvanced=false#eid

    8. esplanade

      Area near the sea where people can walk.