Pretext N. pretext, pretense, pretension, plea^; allegation, advocation; ostensible motive, ostensible ground, ostensible reason, phony reason; excuse &c (vindication) 937; subterfuge; color; gloss, guise, cover. loop hole, starting hole; how to creep out of, salvo, come off; way of escape. handle, peg to hang on, room locus standi [Lat.]; stalking-horse, cheval de bataille

role; policy &c (line of conduct) 692. contrivance, invention, expedient, receipt, nostrum, artifice, device; pipelaying [U.S.]; stratagem &c (cunning) 702; trick &c (deception) 545; alternative, loophole; shift &c (substitute) 147; last shift &c (necessity) 601. measure, step; stroke, stroke of policy; master stroke; trump card, court card; cheval de bataille

Down there in the valley the river choosing its leisurely course northward to the Seine, and beyond it the harlequin checkerboard of vine and meadow, the sentinel poplars, and to the east-ward the blue hills that sheltered Ivry-la-Bataille.

Un soir de combat, deux blessés gisaient côte à côte sur le champ de bataille.

Mon puissant empereur, répliqua le soldat, quand votre pouvoir fut menacé à la bataille d'Actium, je n'ai point chargé un autre du soin de votre défense.

R60001, 21Mar50, Longyear Foundation (PWH) LA POSSESSION, pièce en 4 actes de Henry Bataille.

R58130, 31Jan50, G. & C. Merriam Co. (PCW) THE WEDDING MARCH, a play in four acts. Adapted from the French of Henry Bataille by Charlton Andrews.

Antoine et Cleopatre; la bataille d'Actium.

BATAILLE, MICHEL.

Michel Bataille (E); 10Aug72; R534109.

By Georges Bataille.

© 15Feb49; AF10134. Madame Georges Bataille, nee Diane Kotchoube (W); 17Jun76; R637896. R637897.

L'Abbe C. By Georges Bataille.

Madame G. Bataille, nee Diane Kotchoube (W); 9Jun77; R664675.

BATAILLE, Henry.

R61889, 5May50, Jules Eckert Goodman (A) CHAIR HUMAINE, pièce en 3 actes de Henri Bataille.

R60001, 21Mar50, Longyear Foundation (PWH) LA POSSESSION, pièce en 4 actes de Henry Bataille.

R58130, 31Jan50, G. & C. Merriam Co. (PCW) THE WEDDING MARCH, a play in four acts. Adapted from the French of Henry Bataille by Charlton Andrews.

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SEE BATAILLE, GEORGES.

BATAILLE, GEORGES.

Mme Georges Bataille, nee Diane Kotchoube (W); 22Jun72; R531440. BATAILLE, MME GEORGES. SEE BATAILLE, DIANE KOTCHOUBE.

Mme Georges Bataille, nee Diane Kotchoube (W); 22Jun72; R531440. BATAILLE, MME GEORGES. SEE BATAILLE, DIANE KOTCHOUBE.

Mme Georges Bataille, nee Diane Kotchoube (W); 22Jun72; R531440. BATAILLE, MME GEORGES. SEE BATAILLE, DIANE KOTCHOUBE.

BATAILLE, MICHEL.