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merveilleux¹

  • /mɛɹ.veɪˈjə/
  • /-ˈju/
  • /-ˈjoʊ/

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From the French merveilleux. Doublet of marvellous.

noun merveilleux · Merveilleux

  1. historical Contemporary names for an extravagantly dressed French fop or ‘fine lady’ of the period of the Directory (1795–1799), who affected a revival of the classical costume of Ancient Greece. The Ecrouelleux, the Inconcevables, the Merveilleux, with their chins sunk in their huge cravats.

Merveilleux²

noun Merveilleux

  1. Alternative letter-case form of merveilleux

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"merveilleux." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/merveilleux. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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merveilleux. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/merveilleux

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"merveilleux." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/merveilleux.

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@misc{merveilleux_2026,
  title = {merveilleux},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/merveilleux},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}