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Colbert

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Col·bert  (kôl-br, kl-), Claudette Originally Lily Claudette Chauchoin. 1903-1996.
American actress best known for her comedic roles. Her film credits include It Happened One Night (1934), for which she won an Academy Award.
Colbert, Jean Baptiste 1619-1683.
French politician who served as an adviser to Louis XIV. Colbert reformed taxes, centralized the administration, and improved roads and canals in an effort to encourage trade.
Colbert (French) [kɔlbɛr]
n
1. (Biographies / Colbert, Claudette, real name Claudette Lily Chauchoin (1905-1996) F, French, THEATRE: actress) Claudette, real name Claudette Lily Chauchoin. 1905-96, French-born Hollywood actress, noted for her sophisticated comedy roles; her films include It Happened One Night (1934) and The Palm Beach Story (1942)
2. (Biographies / Colbert, Jean Baptiste (1619-1683) M, French, POLITICS: statesman) Jean Baptiste (ʒɑ̃ batist). 1619-83, French statesman; chief minister to Louis XIV: reformed the taille and pursued a mercantilist policy, creating a powerful navy and merchant fleet and building roads and canals
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Noun1.Colbert - butter creamed with parsley and tarragon and beef extract
Colbert butter
sauce - flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food


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We're all living wonders, Major," he went on, turning to Thomson, "but if I don't get a Sole Colbert and a grill at the Savoy, and a front seat at the Alhambra, before many weeks have passed, I shall get stale--that's what'll happen to me.
The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
The genius of a Colbert or of a Sully avails nothing, unless it is supported by the energetic will that makes a Napoleon or a Cromwell.
The Country Doctor by de Balzac, Honore View in context
He thought that if the France of former days possessed brains strong enough to comprehend in one system both foreign and domestic affairs, the France of to-day was not likely to be without its Mazarin, its Suger, its Sully, its de Choiseul, or its Colbert to direct even vast administrative departments.
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