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paravent

[ par-uh-vent ]

noun

  1. a screen against a draft or the wind.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of paravent1

< French: literally, against wind, equivalent to para- para- 2 + vent wind 1
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Example Sentences

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Marshal, by Ferenc Molnar, presented by the Paravent Players of Providence, was concerned with an aged nobleman, his philandering wife and her affinity, an actor.

But, in fact, take the volumes entitled L'Écueil, Le Nœud Gordien, Le Paravent, and Le Paratonnerre; open any of them where you like, and it will go hard but, in the comic stories at any rate, you will find yourself well off.

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Norry had been using Sybil as a "paravent" for her.

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Sur un riche sofa derrière un paravent Loin des flambeaux, du bruit, des parleurs et du vent, La quinteuse déesse incessamment repose, Le coeur gros de chagrin, sans en savoir la cause.

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