Frenchman

Definitions

1. A man of French birth or nationality.
2. A home-made tool used by bricklayers to cut excess mortar from newly pointed brickwork.
3. The red-legged partridge.
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Equivalents

Examples

“A deep-seated misgiving about U.S. Asian policy is spreading among anti-Communists in Southeast Asia, who fear that the Korean truce is the first sign⟳ of U.S. withdrawal. In Hong Kong, anti-Communist Chinese newspapers, even those critical of Chiang, now talk⟳ about “U.S. double-faced diplomacy.” One said that “Ike and Dulles have⟳ stepped right into Acheson’s shoes.” Though Secretary Dulles has bulled through a special $387 million grant to bolster anti-Communist resistance in Indo-China, Frenchmen frequently grumble: Why should we fight⟳ our Communists to a finish⟳ when you did not fight⟳ yours to a finish⟳ in Korea?”

“The former recommended that all members of the Chamber of Deputies be elected by the scrutin de liste: that they be elected by all Frenchmen of both sexes over 21 years old.”

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