- the canaille
- derogatory the common people; the masses.→ canaille
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canaille — [ka nʌɪ] noun (the canaille) derogatory the common people; the masses. Origin Fr., from Ital. canaglia pack of dogs , from cane dog … English new terms dictionary
Canaille — Ca*naille , n. [F. canaille (cf. It. canaglia), prop. and orig. a pack of dogs, fr. L. Canis dog.] 1. The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar. [1913 Webster] 2. Shorts or inferior flour. [Canadian] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canaille — [kə nāl′; ] Fr [ kȧ nä′y ] n. [Fr, a mob, pack of dogs < It canaglia < L canis, dog: see HOUND1] the mob; rabble … English World dictionary
The public scandal of the Dreyfus Affair — The scandal over falsely accused Alfred Dreyfus grew into a public scandal of unprecedented scale. Almost the entire french nation became divided between pro and anti Dreyfusards.Attitude of the pressAgainst this odious campaign was set in motion … Wikipedia
The Count of Crow's Nest — is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Home Monthly in October 1896 [Willa Cather s Collected Short Fiction, University of Nebraska Press; Rev Ed edition, 1 Nov 1970, page 471] .Plot summaryAt the Crow s Nest, a boarding… … Wikipedia
canaille — /kæˈnaɪ/ (say ka nuy) noun riffraff; the rabble: *But remember that canaille cannot become aristocrats, and do not marry among the bourgeoisie. –g.b. lancaster, 1933. {French, from Italian canaglia, from cane dog, from Latin canis} …
canaille — n. [Fr.] Populace, rabble, mob, riffraff, the vulgar, the crowd, vulgar herd, the ignoble vulgar, low people, lowest class of people, the multitude, the million, scum of society, dregs of society, ignobile vulgus, rag tag, tag rag, tag rag and… … New dictionary of synonyms
canaille — noun a) The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar. b) Shorts or inferior flour … Wiktionary
canaille — n. the rabble; the populace. Etymology: F f. It. canaglia pack of dogs f. cane dog … Useful english dictionary
canaille — n. the mob; rabble … Dictionary of difficult words
