Cafard
noun
a feeling of severe depression
Historical Examples
In the Foreign Legion Erwin Rosen
A Soldier of the Legion C. N. Williamson
In the Foreign Legion Erwin Rosen
In the Foreign Legion Erwin Rosen
A Soldier of the Legion C. N. Williamson
Old Crow Alice Brown
A Soldier of the Legion C. N. Williamson
A Soldier of the Legion C. N. Williamson
Home Fires in France Dorothy Canfield
Tatterdemalion John Galsworthy
Read Also:
- Cafe
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk. a restaurant, usually small and unpretentious. a barroom, cabaret, or nightclub. coffee. a U.S. federally mandated standard of average minimum miles-per-gallon fuel consumption for all the cars produced by an automobile manufacturer in a given year. Contemporary Examples A Man’s Guide to […]
- Cafe-au-lait
hot coffee served with an equal amount of hot or scalded milk. a light brown color. Historical Examples The Greater Love George T. McCarthy noun coffee with milk a light brown colour (as modifier): café-au-lait brocade n.
- Cafe-brulot
black coffee flavored with sugar, lemon and orange rinds, cloves, cinnamon, and brandy, ignited and allowed to flame briefly.
- Cafe-car
a railroad car, part of which is used as a diner and part as a lounge, smoker, etc.
- Cafe-chantant
an intimate cabaret offering sophisticated musical entertainment.