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Definition of Gascon in English: Gasconnoun ˈɡask(ə)nˈɡæskən 1A native or inhabitant of Gascony. Example sentencesExamples - At that time, much of their territory was seized by Spaniards, Gascons, and Catalans.
- In 1214 King John's army with many Gascons amongst it, was defeated at Bouvines near Lille in the North.
- Our sources tell us that Count William restored the Gascons to obedience and that Odalric was banished to perpetual exile.
- The Gascons are a little researched group in England.
- The Gaskins name began to evolve in England in the 12th century when Gascons began moving there.
- An acquired taste has been created, which suffers under disappointment as cruelly as when the Greenlander is deprived of his whale-blubber, the Gascon of his garlic, and the East Indian of his curry.
- As the local Gascons will often inform even the most casual visitor, Armagnac is at once the oldest and the youngest spirit in France.
- The Gascons purchased the business from the Ogdens in 1956 and the Dunbars ran the operation for the next decade.
- The Basques and the Gascons annihilated them, and among the fallen was the Frankish commander Roland.
- In return the Gascons imported English cloth, leather, and corn.
- A particularly hot-blooded Gascon might re-adjust your face; worse, he might challenge you to a duel.
- Dumas's three musketeers are archetypal Gascons.
2archaic A boastful person. Example sentencesExamples - He is something of a Gascon, boastful and vain of his own achievements.
adjective ˈɡask(ə)nˈɡæskən Relating to Gascony or its people. Example sentencesExamples - Then, unless you're a Gascon peasant with a farmyard full of ducks and pigs, the shopping alone is going to eat into your house-in - France fund, not to mention occupy you for a good day.
- There's a stirring moment, very well choreographed by Christopher Bruce, when we first see the Gascon cadets fencing and fighting like immaculate toy soldiers.
- The expression ‘a Gascon promise’ is only ever used ironically.
- The story begins in the Gascon village of Bern in 1625 with Dogtanian starting his journey to Paris to get into the academy.
- Basque and Béarnais were spoken in the extreme south, but the nasal Gascon accent of much of the south-west was recognizably the langue d' oil of northern France.
- But did they pretend to naval power beyond such dictates, or occasionally commandeering the resources of English merchants trading with Scandinavian, Flemish, or, later, Gascon ports?
- At that point, the new English king, Edward III, was in no position to stake his own claim through his French mother, Isabella, but in 1337, when the Gascon situation had deteriorated further, he did so.
- Edward I took his lions with him - during his progress through his Gascon domains in 1289 one of his lions killed a horse belonging to one Ernaud Purpoynter of Oloron-Ste-Marie in the Pyrenees, who was also duly compensated.
- As well as the twice weekly markets this quaint small traditional Gascon town offers bars and restaurants and shops within walking distance.
- Family connection and military prowess ensured his appointment as marshal, but his Gascon temperament did not make him a comfortable relative.
- Each winter, numerous all year outdoor farming systems bear witness to the fact that all the Gascon herds require is an area of land which is naturally protected from the prevailing winds.
- Later patriotic estimates had 20,000 Scots vanquishing 100,000 English: the true figures were probably nearer 8,000 to 24,000-many of the latter being Welsh or Gascon.
- He journeyed to fight for her, but when he returned, she was wedded to a petty Gascon squire, who had done nothing for her!
- Good Gascon whites are essential summer swiggers as their vibrant, citrussy, herby fruit goes well with or without food.
Origin Via Old French from Latin Vasco, Vascon-; related to Basque. Rhymes Alaskan, Madagascan, Nebraskan Definition of Gascon in US English: Gasconnounˈɡæskənˈɡaskən 1A native or inhabitant of Gascony. Example sentencesExamples - An acquired taste has been created, which suffers under disappointment as cruelly as when the Greenlander is deprived of his whale-blubber, the Gascon of his garlic, and the East Indian of his curry.
- The Basques and the Gascons annihilated them, and among the fallen was the Frankish commander Roland.
- In return the Gascons imported English cloth, leather, and corn.
- The Gaskins name began to evolve in England in the 12th century when Gascons began moving there.
- Dumas's three musketeers are archetypal Gascons.
- Our sources tell us that Count William restored the Gascons to obedience and that Odalric was banished to perpetual exile.
- A particularly hot-blooded Gascon might re-adjust your face; worse, he might challenge you to a duel.
- At that time, much of their territory was seized by Spaniards, Gascons, and Catalans.
- In 1214 King John's army with many Gascons amongst it, was defeated at Bouvines near Lille in the North.
- As the local Gascons will often inform even the most casual visitor, Armagnac is at once the oldest and the youngest spirit in France.
- The Gascons are a little researched group in England.
- The Gascons purchased the business from the Ogdens in 1956 and the Dunbars ran the operation for the next decade.
2archaic A person who boasts about their achievements or possessions. Example sentencesExamples - He is something of a Gascon, boastful and vain of his own achievements.
adjectiveˈɡæskənˈɡaskən Relating to Gascony or its people. Example sentencesExamples - Then, unless you're a Gascon peasant with a farmyard full of ducks and pigs, the shopping alone is going to eat into your house-in - France fund, not to mention occupy you for a good day.
- The expression ‘a Gascon promise’ is only ever used ironically.
- Good Gascon whites are essential summer swiggers as their vibrant, citrussy, herby fruit goes well with or without food.
- The story begins in the Gascon village of Bern in 1625 with Dogtanian starting his journey to Paris to get into the academy.
- Edward I took his lions with him - during his progress through his Gascon domains in 1289 one of his lions killed a horse belonging to one Ernaud Purpoynter of Oloron-Ste-Marie in the Pyrenees, who was also duly compensated.
- There's a stirring moment, very well choreographed by Christopher Bruce, when we first see the Gascon cadets fencing and fighting like immaculate toy soldiers.
- At that point, the new English king, Edward III, was in no position to stake his own claim through his French mother, Isabella, but in 1337, when the Gascon situation had deteriorated further, he did so.
- He journeyed to fight for her, but when he returned, she was wedded to a petty Gascon squire, who had done nothing for her!
- Each winter, numerous all year outdoor farming systems bear witness to the fact that all the Gascon herds require is an area of land which is naturally protected from the prevailing winds.
- Basque and Béarnais were spoken in the extreme south, but the nasal Gascon accent of much of the south-west was recognizably the langue d' oil of northern France.
- Later patriotic estimates had 20,000 Scots vanquishing 100,000 English: the true figures were probably nearer 8,000 to 24,000-many of the latter being Welsh or Gascon.
- As well as the twice weekly markets this quaint small traditional Gascon town offers bars and restaurants and shops within walking distance.
- Family connection and military prowess ensured his appointment as marshal, but his Gascon temperament did not make him a comfortable relative.
- But did they pretend to naval power beyond such dictates, or occasionally commandeering the resources of English merchants trading with Scandinavian, Flemish, or, later, Gascon ports?
Origin Via Old French from Latin Vasco, Vascon-; related to Basque. |