en-tout-cas
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en-tout-cas
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From French en tout cas (“in any case; regardless”).
noun en-tout-cas
- A combination parasol-umbrella, that can protect from either sunshine or rain. ‘What delicious shade under those fine old trees. I almost wish I had brought my en-tout-cas.’
- A clay-based surface for tennis courts, designed for rapid drainage. A hundred yards down the road a splendid en-tout-cas tennis court, with a pleasant small lean-to for spectators, was hewn out of the forest.
Talk about this word "en-tout-cas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/en-tout-cas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. en-tout-cas. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/en-tout-cas "en-tout-cas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/en-tout-cas.Cite this
@misc{en_tout_cas_2026,
title = {en-tout-cas},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/en-tout-cas},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
