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congé en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from French congé, from Latin commeātus (“a leave; permission for a leave”). As an architectural term, a French calque of ἀποφυγή (apophugḗ, “a leave, an escape; an architectural feature”).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, archaic) Alternative form of congee: a leavetaking, a farewell, in various senses; a bow, a curtsey, or similar gestures whether or not used for taking leave.
   alt of congee
   • He took off his hat with much ceremony, made a low congé, and was just walking off, when Mick, my cousin, came up, whose ear had likewise been caught by the scream. 1844 January–December, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, “My Pedigree and Family.—Undergo the Influence of the Tender Passion.”, in “The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. [The Luck of Barry Lyndon.]”, in Miscellanies: Prose and Verse, volume III, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1856, →OCLC, page 27:
2. Synonym of apophyge or cavetto, supports at the top or bottom of pillars, particularly rings or ferrils in the extremities of wooden pillars, added to provide support and prevent splintering, their imitation in stone, or a molding in the form of a quarter round.

Forms

Deriveds

congé d'élire

Synonyms

added to provide support and prevent splintering · their imitation in stone · supports at the top or bottom of pillars · apophyge or cavetto · particularly rings or ferrils in the extremities of wooden pillars · or a molding in the form of a quarter round

congé en · VERB

Etymology

Borrowed from French congé, from Latin commeātus (“a leave; permission for a leave”). As an architectural term, a French calque of ἀποφυγή (apophugḗ, “a leave, an escape; an architectural feature”).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, archaic) Alternative form of congee: to take leave, to bid farewell, in various senses; to bow, curtsey, etc.
   alt of congee

Forms

Deriveds

conge delire