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‖ trouvaille|truvɑj|
[Fr., f. trouver to find.]
A lucky find; a windfall.
[1753Lady Luxborough Lett. to Shenstone 12 Dec., I..should else have stolen a word from the French and have said une trouvaille.] 1842Thackeray Profess. Fitz-Boodle i, The plebs have robbed us of that trade among others, nor, I confess, do I much grudge them their trouvaille. 1848― Van. Fair xi, My dear, you are a perfect trouvaille. 1881Blackw. Mag. Apr. 523 The trouvaille proved to be the first edition of Shakspere. |