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Drapeau [dra-poh; French dra-poh] Examples noun
- Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/, 1916–1999, Canadian lawyer and politician: mayor of Montreal 1954–57 and 1960–86.
Examples from the Web for drapeau Historical Examples of drapeau
It was taken away later, the drapeau blanc put up in its stead.
Jetta S. Wolff
In the French army one colour (drapeau) is carried by each infantry regiment.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6
Various
When the drapeau is not present with the regiment its place is taken by an ordinary flag.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6
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The three royalists who first entered asked for the newspapers, among others, for the “Quotidienne” and the “Drapeau Blanc.”
Honore de Balzac
Were they not two human individuals sent thither by thee to be hanged; to be a pretext for thy bloody Drapeau Rouge?
Thomas Carlyle