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doyenne
(en)
(noun) a woman who is the most respected or prominent person in a particular field (feminine version of doyen)
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She's also some kind of doyenne of the local crafts scene.
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She's also some kind of doyenne of the local crafts scene.
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gavotte
(en)
(noun) a dance of French peasant origin marked by the raising rather than sliding of the feet / (noun) a tune for the gavotte in moderately quick 4/4 time
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Franzen intertwines these complicated gavottes with customary ease
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3 months, 2 weeks ago
Franzen intertwines these complicated gavottes with customary ease
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truculent
(en)
eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant
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the truculent caricatures he has been beset by ever since The Corrections was published
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the truculent caricatures he has been beset by ever since The Corrections was published
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