Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Queen of France (1774–1793) as the wife of Louis XVI. She was tried and executed during the French Revolution.
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- noun Someone with an
extravagant andluxurious lifestyle , often at theexpense of those who lack food, clothes, or shelter.
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- noun queen of France (as wife of Louis XVI) who was unpopular; her extravagance and opposition to reform contributed to the overthrow of the monarchy; she was guillotined along with her husband (1755-1793)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Without a word Marie Antoinette turned, and clasping him in her arms, was comforted.
Ten Boys from History Kate Dickinson Sweetser 1903
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We didn't cut off that poor creature's head whom they called Marie Antoinette to install Her
The Companions of Jehu Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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And even on the normally benign Mumsnet it was described as a "Marie Antoinette moment".
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“Yes,” he said, nodding at me with half-closed eyes, “the murder of a dog—an unfortunate creature called Marie Antoinette.”
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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“Yes,” he said, nodding at me with half-closed eyes, “the murder of a dog—an unfortunate creature called Marie Antoinette.”
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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“Yes,” he said, nodding at me with half-closed eyes, “the murder of a dog—an unfortunate creature called Marie Antoinette.”
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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To paraphrase Marie Antoinette, "Let them eat $5 hot dogs."
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“Yes,” he said, nodding at me with half-closed eyes, “the murder of a dog—an unfortunate creature called Marie Antoinette.”
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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“Yes,” he said, nodding at me with half-closed eyes, “the murder of a dog—an unfortunate creature called Marie Antoinette.”
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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One room was even called the Marie Antoinette room, and the bedstead of this apartment, which is to-day in the possession of the descendants of Colonel Swan, is still known as the
The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees Mary Caroline Crawford
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