concours d'élégancen.

/kɒŋˌkʊə dɛlɪˈɡɑːns/

Etymology: French, lit. contest of elegance; compare concourse n. 4.

A parade of vehicles in which the entrants are judged according to the elegance of their appearance.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > type of show or spectacle > [noun] > parade or procession > other parades or processions

progressa1556

Lord Mayor's Show1636

cavalcade1644

perahera1681

bridewain1789

Easter Parade1874

concours d'élégance1950

carcade1964

1936 ‘I. Hay’ Housemaster ii. 31 Paul was going to compete in a Grand Concourse of Elegance, or whatever the French call these ridiculous affairs.]

1950 New Yorker 26 Nov. 51 Motoring tourists arriving here [i.e. in Switzerland]..feel that they have crossed the border into a sort of concours d'élégance of the latest long, shiny American and British models.

1955 Times 11 July 6/4 Competitors..drove to Cheltenham and then to the Austin Works at Longbridge, Birmingham, where there were driving tests. The event ended with a concours d'élégance here.

1958 Times 15 Apr. 15/7 Motorists who own an Austin, a Morris, a Riley, an M.G., or a Wolseley of 1928 or earlier vintage are invited to take part in a concours d'élégance for a cup and other awards.

1963 Guardian 20 Feb. 16/4 A concours d'elegance for the motor-cycle owners.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	concours délégance
释义	concours d'élégancen. /kɒŋˌkʊə dɛlɪˈɡɑːns/ Etymology: French, lit. contest of elegance; compare concourse n. 4. A parade of vehicles in which the entrants are judged according to the elegance of their appearance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > type of show or spectacle > [noun] > parade or procession > other parades or processions progressa1556 Lord Mayor's Show1636 cavalcade1644 perahera1681 bridewain1789 Easter Parade1874 concours d'élégance1950 carcade1964 1936 ‘I. Hay’ Housemaster ii. 31 Paul was going to compete in a Grand Concourse of Elegance, or whatever the French call these ridiculous affairs.] 1950 New Yorker 26 Nov. 51 Motoring tourists arriving here [i.e. in Switzerland]..feel that they have crossed the border into a sort of concours d'élégance of the latest long, shiny American and British models. 1955 Times 11 July 6/4 Competitors..drove to Cheltenham and then to the Austin Works at Longbridge, Birmingham, where there were driving tests. The event ended with a concours d'élégance here. 1958 Times 15 Apr. 15/7 Motorists who own an Austin, a Morris, a Riley, an M.G., or a Wolseley of 1928 or earlier vintage are invited to take part in a concours d'élégance for a cup and other awards. 1963 Guardian 20 Feb. 16/4 A concours d'elegance for the motor-cycle owners. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1950
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