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Word: clandestine (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Across from the police station was Le Panier Fleuri (The Flower Basket), "the neighborhood bordel run by Madame Mariette." The other corner was occupied by a laundry "which employed three hardworking girls and also served as a clandestin. That is to say, men who found it banal to patronize the orthodox establishment could, if they were known...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Gamins & Spinach | 4/27/1942 | See Source »

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