Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An abbreviation of
preterit .
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Examples
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Can you imagine the havoc in Paris, if the fashion houses were able to call the pret a porter couture?
Weekend Update Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008
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Can you imagine the havoc in Paris, if the fashion houses were able to call the pret a porter couture?
Archive 2008-06-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008
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It's called the pret a port tea, because all the cookies and cakes are dressed up to look like dresses from the latest collections, so I'll try and take pictures if they'll let me.
Archive 2007-11-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2007
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In the evening she brought in one containing the nightgown and nightcap, and the stockings for the next morning; this basket was called pret de la nuit.
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In the evening she brought in one containing the nightgown and nightcap, and the stockings for the next morning; this basket was called pret de la nuit.
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In the evening she brought in one containing the nightgown and nightcap, and the stockings for the next morning; this basket was called pret de la nuit.
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"MacNair Injuns -- dey com 'pret' near catch Apaw -- dey keel Stamix.
The Gun-Brand 1921
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"We lived at a fantastic moment," she adds, recalling the late 1960s and the birth of pret-a-porter, of which Missoni was a pioneer.
Missoni: a family always in fashion Kamin Mohammadi 2010
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I got a whiting sandwich and a green iced tea drink for 3 dollars and change. pretty tasty, though they had run out of food on display and have to make things fresh because of the crowd. not that that is a bad thing. it is like an asian pret!
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Apr 11th, 2008 at 11: 19 am jane pret a manger ran out of sandwiches.
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