10 examples of palliard in sentences

Palliard is to be found in Dryden's "Hind and Panther:" palliardize is not in very common use among our old writers.

D 2, gives a description of a Palliard.

Now these Rufflers, the outcasts of serving-men, when begging or craving fails them, they pick and pilfer from other inferior beggars that they meet by the way, as rogues, palliards, morts, and doxes.

"Moi, je suis Madame, Veuve Palliard-Dubose," indicating herself.

I thought it kinder to leave Madame the widow Palliard-Dubose to herself at this juncture, but something told me I had not heard the last of her.

It emanated from the French Military Mission and claimed from me the modest sum of two thousand three hundred and fourteen francs on behalf of one Madame Veuve Palliard-Dubose, of the village of Sailly-le-Petit, Pas de Calais, the claimant alleging that my troopers had stolen unthreshed wheat to that value wherewith to feed their horses.

He spent an hour nosing about the village, and the result of his investigations was that Madame Veuve Palliard-Dubose, so far from having her wheat stolen, had had no wheat to steal, and furthermore never in the course of her agricultural activities had she harvested crops to the value of Francs 2314.

Madame the widow Palliard-Dubose retired grimly into her cabin, slamming the door on the world.

Imagine my surprise when, on visiting the horses at mid-day, Madame Veuve Palliard-Dubose leaned over the half-door of her dwelling and waved her hand to me.

"A votre santé, mon Lieutenant!" crooned Madame the widow Palliard-Dubose.

10 examples of  palliard  in sentences