distingue








adjective

  1. having an air of distinction; distinguished.

adjective

  1. distinguished or noble
adj.

“having an air of distinction,” 1813 (in Byron), from French distingué, literally “distinguished,” past participle of distinguer (see distinguish). The girls I knew had sad and sullen gray faces
With distingué traces
That used to be there — You could see where they’d been washed away
By too many through the day
Twelve o’clock tales.

[“Lush Life,” Billy Strayhorn, age 17]

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