Thursday, April 14, 2016

Today's word

canaille /kuh-NYE/ - 1 : rabble, riffraff  2 : proletarian
One of the examples uses the term beau monde. I knew both pieces, but didn't have a sense what "beautiful world" might refer to, so:
beau monde /boh MAHND/ - the world of high society and fashion


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