| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,529,304,523 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Jacquerie |
Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.09 sec. |
JacquerieFrench peasant uprising of 1358, caused by the ravages of the English army and French nobility during the Hundred Years' War, which reduced the rural population to destitution. The word derives from the nickname for French peasants, Jacques Bonhomme. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
Walter 48 Director Olivier d'Auriol 54 Director Jean Caillet 54 Director Decoufle had obviously chosen his performers not for balletic conformity, but for their individuality: Magali Caillet, a chubby young woman, could spring from level to level on little cat feet; a man named Salengro was bony-kneed, flat-footed, pitcher-eared, and adorably funny. |
| Hutchinson Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|
