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Grammar : Noun
Spell : mahr-guh-rahyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɑr gəˌraɪt

Définition of margarite

Origin :
  • "a pearl," late Old English, from Late Latin margarita (see Margaret). Figuratively, "that which is precious or excellent, a priceless quality or attribute;" also used as an epithet for Christ, Mary, etc., late 13c. Also margerie (mid-14c.).
  • As in pearl : noun gem
Example sentences :
  • Margarite did the honors in a state of dazed incomprehension.
  • Extract from : « Just Patty » by Jean Webster
  • Margarite receives the letter and reads it with a contemptuous laugh.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Columbus, Complete » by Filson Young
  • Yet he believed that what was told pertained to men of Margarite, not to that cavalier himself.
  • Extract from : « 1492 » by Mary Johnston
  • They gave us many little bags of margarite and pulverized galena, with which they rub the face.
  • Extract from : « Original Narratives of Early American History » by Vaca and Others
  • In default of these, all the daughters together, Margarite and Charlotte Stiles, or their issue.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of Women's Rights » by Eugene A. Hecker
  • These, at any rate, were Margarite's orders, duly communicated to him by Ojeda; but Margarite will have none of them.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Columbus, Complete » by Filson Young
  • Vniones, & Margarite perch cos dette.Le picciole sono da latini semplicemente dette Margharite.
  • Extract from : « Descrittione del regno di Scotia » by Petruccio Ubaldini
  • After spending some time in this new discovery, he sailed back to Trinidad, discovering the island of Margarite by the way.
  • Extract from : « A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. III » by Robert Kerr
  • Lodge published a pamphlet, entitled, "A Margarite of America."
  • Extract from : « A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 (of 15) » by Robert Dodsley
  • Fifty-six men he left with Margarite, and the rest of us marched home across the Vega and the northern mountains to Isabella.
  • Extract from : « 1492 » by Mary Johnston

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