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Word: piquant (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
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...stars, and the same picture - a print of Washington that looks like a detected eavesdropper - stares out of its ghastly frame. But it is not the same thoughtless little grisette, although at first you might pardonably mistake her for our old friend. She has the same fresh face and piquant way, she measures out yard after yard of the identical shade of crimson as her predecessor; she has her Magenta and Solferino, and now and then an April shower. If I ask her what she has read, she will break out laughing, - which speaks volumes. She never looks older...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE GRISETTE. | 12/10/1875 | See Source »

...Zandt has not sung in Boston for some years, and during her absence has gained immeasurably in every respect. She has become a finished if not a great actress, and her fine voice is more flexible than ever. Mrs. Seguin is still the same sweet singer and piquant actress, and retains all her old-time popularity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dramatic. | 3/13/1874 | See Source »

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