Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In pathology, same as thrush.

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Examples

  • Along little cobblestone paths in the French hinterland, and at noisy intersections across the city, French 'vendeurs de muguet'* are warming street curbs with buckets of lilies of the valley and shouting "Le muguet du premier mai!"

    French Word-A-Day: 2006

  • Along little cobblestone paths in the French hinterland, and at noisy intersections across the city, French 'vendeurs de muguet'* are warming street curbs with buckets of lilies of the valley and shouting "Le muguet du premier mai!"

    muguet - French Word-A-Day 2006

  • Listen -- hear my son, Max, pronounce the word 'muguet': Download muguet. wav

    French Word-A-Day: 2006

  • Listen -- hear my son, Max, pronounce the word 'muguet': Download muguet. wav

    French Word-A-Day: 2006

  • Listen -- hear my son, Max, pronounce the word 'muguet': Download muguet. wav

    muguet - French Word-A-Day 2006

  • Listen--hear my son, Max, pronounce the word 'muguet': Download muguet.wav

    French Word-A-Day: 2006

  • Listen--hear my son, Max, pronounce the word 'muguet': Download muguet.wav

    muguet - French Word-A-Day 2006

  • The muguet, which is declared in the notes, is quite strong, but alongside its cool floral verdancy I also smell a stronger, high-pitched, colder – and “whiter” - flower, which I can’t help but think of as white lilies.

    Archive 2007-06-01 Marina Geigert 2007

  • Also planted this year were several valerian starts, not far from the muguet which did not come up this year.

    souci - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • On the upper end of the spectrum was the Parfum – this was quite simply the most beautifully romantic perfume I had ever smelled, a distillation of pure white flowers centered on the white lily and muguet, and an ethereal dream of a scent.

    A fragrance that changed everything: Anaïs Anaïs by Cacharel Marina Geigert 2009

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