He gave me his conge. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
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Hear the word congé pronounced: Download conge. wav. From Wordnik.com. [congé - French Word-A-Day] Reference
Very soon after arriving she had given the relieving officer his conge. From Wordnik.com. [Ultima Thule] Reference
John, who follows my Lady with a coroneted prayer-book, and makes his conge as he hands it into the pew. From Wordnik.com. [Notes of a Journey From Cornhill to Grand Cairo] Reference
We found the General had been wounded at Maubeuge, and was now absent on conge for the recovery of his health. From Wordnik.com. [A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Complete Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners] Reference
A messenger had been sent for him, and he was upstairs with her ladyship while his rival was receiving his conge downstairs. From Wordnik.com. [Doctor Thorne] Reference
Let what would happen, he has given a conge to his friends to do what they will, and it shall not be looked upon as desertion. From Wordnik.com. [George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life] Reference
These letters -- standing for Pour prendre conge (To take leave) -- are written in the lower left-hand corner of the visiting-card. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
Quoth he (with low conge), 'What lack you, my lord?'. From Wordnik.com. [Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Complete] Reference
Congestion charge means less traffic, more conge. From Wordnik.com. [Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO'] Reference
Should she pay off old Briggs and give her her conge?. From Wordnik.com. [Vanity Fair] Reference
State by letters patent, praemunire, and conge d'elire. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Froude] Reference
Shall I give the Comte Chavannes his conge, or shall I not?. From Wordnik.com. [Valerie] Reference
Madama made her conge, and hoped "El Senora Maria un asiento.". From Wordnik.com. [Tom Cringle's Log] Reference
Little did he think that that very night he was to receive his conge!. From Wordnik.com. [The Holiday Round] Reference
I have caught you, red-handed, in the act of giving a millionnaire his conge. From Wordnik.com. [An Original Belle] Reference
So, putting off my hat, I made a most gracious conge to my Lord, and said I knew. From Wordnik.com. [Catherine: a story] Reference
Henry established the supremacy of the State by letters patent, praemunire, and conge d'elire. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Froude]
"I've got my conge '," he said in a hoarse voice, throwing himself down in a chair by the window. From Wordnik.com. [We Two, a novel] Reference
Kelly, in fact, received his conge; he was distrusted by the Earl Marischal, and Carte, the historian. From Wordnik.com. [Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles] Reference
"I haven't said a word to Patty yet; and if she's a sensible young woman, she'll give me my conge first-off.". From Wordnik.com. [Half a Rogue] Reference
Belgian horse-dealer and a German violoncello-player who has a conge after the opera -- like any other mortal. From Wordnik.com. [The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh] Reference
The angles of the feet are worked 'en congé', which both refines them and protects the grain of the wood from shocks. From Wordnik.com. [Dezeen] Reference
The secular and Parliamentary origin of praemunire and conge d 'elire were less notorious and more disagreeable subjects. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Froude] Reference
Keep in with him, my dear sir, by all means, unless you desire (a) your conge, or (b) an extortionate bill for breakages and arrears. From Wordnik.com. [The Fool Errant] Reference
Eyezon meets night gamer by bob conge x mark nagata. From Wordnik.com. [TOYSREVILs I LIKE TOYS] Reference
You needn't be afraid; he's too sour to accept his conge so readily. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Conquest of Canaan] Reference
I encounter him, I shall leave it to my valet to give him his conge as well as his invitation! ". From Wordnik.com. [Paul Clifford — Complete] Reference
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