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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of west-central France northeast of Bordeaux. Its ceramic industry dates to the 1700s.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A city of Southern France.
- proper noun A variety of fine porcelain manufactured at Limoges{1}; also called
Limoges ware orLimoges China . - proper noun a kind of enamel ware in which the enamel is applied to the whole surface of a metal plaque, vase, or the like, and painted in enamel colors. The art was brought to a high degree of perfection in Limoges in the 16th century.
- proper noun Articles of porcelain, etc., manufactured at Limoges.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A city in France, capital of the
Limousin region.
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Examples
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Responding to the Texan's comments during Monday's rest day in Limoges, Contador said: It's a subject which is starting to tire me a bit, it's too repetitive.
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The very next day after the rest day starts in Limoges and that's where Lance won a tribute to Fabio three days after he was killed.
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This specimen of profound vulgarity, spotted at the Beverly Hills Neiman Marcus between cases of Baccarat and Limoges, is a jewel-encrusted Mister Potato Head.
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It is said that he was born in Limoges, France in the early part of the 12th century and was ordained there.
03/01/2003 - 04/01/2003 John 2003
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World-renowned through the centuries for its porcelains, enamels and stained glasses, Limoges is today an up-and-coming city, with a third of its population under the age of 25.
2000 Tour cities 2000
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Mathieu d'Alcon of the Little Brothers of San Francesco, and I was born near Limoges, which is not far from your estate, Count.
The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Robert Shea 1963
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Just after the stage, the teams headed for the airport to fly to Limoges, which is about
NYT > Home Page 2009
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And Lance always says that was his most memorable victory of all the wins he's had in his career ... when he rode into Limoges alone, ahead of a breakaway group which actually included current Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel.
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You got it, says Wilcockson, in Stage 10, which begins in Limoges, the site of Armstrong's 1995 stage win dedicated to Fabio Casartelli, a teammate who had died after crashing three days earlier.
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That remains one of the most impressive displays of shared emotion ever seen on a cycle race and, if the tributes included one from Lance Armstrong, that should come as no surprise: the Texan, then 23, was one of Casartelli's team-mates during the 1995 Tour and he paid an intense, personal tribute a few days later in winning the stage to Limoges.
Death of a cyclist – the tale of a tour and everyday risk 2011
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