grivet

[ griv-it ]

/ ˈgrɪv ɪt /

noun

a small Abyssinian monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, with a grayish back, gray tail, black face, and dark extremities.

Origin of grivet

First recorded in 1855–60; origin uncertain

Words nearby grivet

gritter, gritting, Gritti-Stokes amputation, gritty, grivation, grivet, grizzle, grizzled, grizzling, grizzly, grizzly bear

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Example sentences from the Web for grivet

Olivier complimented the aunt and niece, while Grivet hazarded a few spicy jokes that met with middling success.
Therese Raquin|Emile Zola
He related anecdotes, enlivened the party by his merry laughter, and even won the friendship of Grivet.
Therese Raquin|Emile Zola
So he had to lend an ear to the idle talk of Grivet and old Michaud.
Therese Raquin|Emile Zola
This reasoning did not appear to convince Grivet, and Camille came to his assistance.
Therese Raquin|Emile Zola

Grivet stopped short, with his arm in the air, at the moment when he was about to play the double-six.
Therese Raquin|Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for grivet

grivet

/ (ˈɡrɪvɪt) /

noun

an E African variety of a common guenon monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, having long white tufts of hair on either side of the faceCompare green monkey, vervet

Word Origin for grivet

C19: from French, of unknown origin

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单词	grivet
释义	grivet [ griv-it ] / ˈgrɪv ɪt / noun a small Abyssinian monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, with a grayish back, gray tail, black face, and dark extremities. Origin of grivet First recorded in 1855–60; origin uncertain Words nearby grivet gritter, gritting, Gritti-Stokes amputation, gritty, grivation, grivet, grizzle, grizzled, grizzling, grizzly, grizzly bear Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grivet Olivier complimented the aunt and niece, while Grivet hazarded a few spicy jokes that met with middling success. Therese Raquin\|Emile Zola He related anecdotes, enlivened the party by his merry laughter, and even won the friendship of Grivet. Therese Raquin\|Emile Zola So he had to lend an ear to the idle talk of Grivet and old Michaud. Therese Raquin\|Emile Zola This reasoning did not appear to convince Grivet, and Camille came to his assistance. Therese Raquin\|Emile Zola Grivet stopped short, with his arm in the air, at the moment when he was about to play the double-six. Therese Raquin\|Emile Zola British Dictionary definitions for grivet grivet / (ˈɡrɪvɪt) / noun an E African variety of a common guenon monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, having long white tufts of hair on either side of the faceCompare green monkey, vervet Word Origin for grivet C19: from French, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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