Word: rivoli
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...psychology more befitting a garrulous European uncle than a genius geek who spends his life hunched over a chessboard. During appetizers he enthralls the table with discourses on a diverse array of topics, including hot chocolate (the world's best is found at Cafe Angelica on the Rue de Rivoli in Paris), Kremlin politics ("Russia has no choice other than Lebed!") and his infant son Vadim--"I want to stay on top long enough for him to recognize his father as a champion...
Gazing gravely down at the traffic along the Rue de Rivoli from his niche on the facade of the Louvre, General Jean-Baptiste Kleber looks sleek and elegant in his long hose, thigh-high boots and short spencer jacket. If his stone eyes could have seen the roiling human traffic around the museum as the ready-to- wear fashion shows were held last week, he might have been amused to observe that he was back in style again after 200 years. But his dashing look is a la mode for women...