vanille

Definitions

Archaic form of vanilla.

alt-of, archaic, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Each lovely lady close⟳ to a cavalier / Who holds her dear fan while she feeds her smile⟳ / On meditative spoonfuls of vanille, / He breathing hot protesting vows of love⟳, / Enough to thaw her cream, and scorch his beard.”

“And what is this delicious scent about the air? Vanille? Of course it is; […]”

“The three Benoît girls and Madame Morice were seated round a table furnished with dainty little white cups and saucers, a plate of delicate biscuits, and a chocolatière which breathed odours of vanille.”

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