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Valois (French) [valwa] n (Placename) a historic region and former duchy of N France Valois2 n (Biographies) a royal house of France, ruling from 1328 to 1589 Valois3 n
(Biographies / Valois, Ninette de, Dame (1898-2001) F, Britishnational of birth: Irish, DANCE: ballet dancer, DANCE: choreographer) Dame Ninette de (niːˈnɛt də). original name Edris Stannus. 1898-2001, British ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Ireland: a founder of the Vic-Wells Ballet Company (1931), which under her direction became the Royal Ballet (1956) ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| All these chevaliers, among whom were doubtless some who were Valois as Louis XIV. Well, my lord, my friend has three magnificent estates: that of Vallon, at Corbeil; that of Bracieux, in the Soissonais; and that of Pierrefonds, in the Valois. On a tiny satinwood table stood a statuette by Clodion, and beside it lay a copy of Les Cent Nouvelles, bound for Margaret of Valois by Clovis Eve and powdered with the gilt daisies that Queen had selected for her device. |
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