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‖ politesse|pɔlitɛs|
[F. politesse (1611 in Cotgr.), ad. It. politezza (Florio 1598), f. polito polite.]
Politeness; in mod. usage generally with depreciatory connotation.
1717Gay To W. Pulteney 152 Pardon me, Sir; we know the Paris mode, And gather Politesse from Courts abroad. 1777F. Burney Early Diary (1889) II. 200 He..reserves his politesses pretty much for his favourites. a1839Praed Poems (1864) II. 28 Sir Paul is skilled in all the tricks Of politesse and politics. 1863Cowden Clarke Shaks. Char. ix. 228 Think, too, of the Tuileries etiquette;..the powdered and embroidered politesse of the guests. |