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‖ mariage blanc|marjaʒ blɑ̃|
[Fr., lit. ‘white marriage’.]
An unconsummated marriage.
1926Irish Statesman 13 Nov. 234 It is improbable, and yet quite possible, this story of a mariage blanc. 1931Times Lit. Suppl. 17 Sept. 702/2 One must admire the tact with which Mr. Church handles the painful theme of the full-blooded Norah's revolt against the frustration of a mariage blanc. 1958Observer 23 Feb. 14/2 We get a hint that Evan's and Cherry's is really a mariage blanc. 1958G. Mitchell Spotted Hemlock xi. 214 ‘The autopsy revealed that the girl was a virgin.’..‘Un mariage blanc? Good Lord!’ 1975Listener 21 Aug. 253/3 Opal..suggested a mariage blanc between Natalie and Bosie that would have enabled Opal and Bosie to have a lasting liaison. |