Belle epoque
the period (1871–1914) between the end of the franco-prussian war and the outbreak of world war i, characterized by relative peacefulness in western europe and by marked advances and productivity in the arts, literature, technology, etc.
contemporary examples
france’s valerie trierweiler tweets against segolene royal tracy mcnicoll june 11, 2012
in war-torn ukraine, savva libkin’s delicious recipes for survival anna nemtsova august 11, 2014
noun
the period of comfortable well-established life in europe before world war i
Read Also:
- Belleau wood
a forest in n france, nw of château-thierry: a memorial to the u.s. marines who won a battle there 1918. historical examples the story of the great war, volume vii (of viii) various america’s war for humanity thomas herbert russell the story of the great war, volume vii (of viii) various new york times current […]
- Belleek
a fragile irish porcelain with a bright l-ster. historical examples encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 10, slice 3 various romantic ireland; volume 1/2 m.f and b. mcm. mansfield a tour in ireland arthur young penelope’s irish experiences kate douglas wiggin ireland as it is robert john buckley (aka r.j.b.) noun trademark a kind of thin […]
- Bellefontaine neighbors
a city in e missouri.
- Bellerophon
a corinthian hero who, mounted on pegasus, killed the chimera. historical examples the life of captain matthew flinders ernest scott museum of antiquity l. w. yaggy studies on homer and the homeric age, vol. 1 of 3 w. e. gladstone the book of stories for the storyteller f-nny e. coe the book of stories for […]
- Belles-lettres
literature regarded as a fine art, especially as having a purely aesthetic function. light and elegant literature, especially that which is excessively refined, characterized by aestheticism, and minor in subject, substance, or scope. historical examples a history of the inquisition of spain; vol. 3 henry charles lea hortense, makers of history series john s. c. […]