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Rayon, also called viscose [1] and commercialised in some countries as sabra silk or cactus silk, [2] is a semi-synthetic fiber, [3] made from natural sources of regenerated cellulose, such as wood and related agricultural products. [4] It has the same molecular structure as cellulose.
An amuse-bouche (/ ə ˌ m uː z ˈ b uː ʃ /; French:) or amuse-gueule (UK: / ə ˌ m uː z ˈ ɡ ɜː l /, US: /-ˈ ɡ ʌ l /; French: [a.myz.ɡœl]) is a single, bite-sized hors d'œuvre. Amuse-bouches are different from appetizers in that they are not ordered from a menu by patrons but are served free and according to the chef's selection alone.
1935. Le roi nu. The Naked King. in 1 act, 4 scenes; libretto and choreography by Serge Lifar after The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen. Ballet. 1935. Les malheurs de Sophie. Sophie's Misfortunes. in 3 scenes; libretto by G. Flévitzky after the novel by Comtesse de Ségur; dedicated to Madame la Comtesse Jean Pastré.
Journal amusant was a French weekly satirical magazine published from 1856 until 1933. It was founded by the caricaturist, journalist, and publisher Charles Philipon. The magazine's immediate predecessor was Journal pour rire which Philipon had founded in 1849. In 1856, he replaced it with Journal amusant and simultaneously started Petit ...
Les Enfants terribles. Les Enfants Terribles is a 1929 novel by Jean Cocteau, published by Editions Bernard Grasset. It concerns two siblings, Elisabeth and Paul, who isolate themselves from the world as they grow up, an isolation which is shattered by the stresses of their adolescence. It was first translated into English by Samuel Putnam in ...
The Hanford Engineer Works (HEW) was a nuclear production complex in Benton County in the US state of Washington, established in early 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project during World War II. Plutonium manufactured at the HEW was used in the atomic bomb detonated in the Trinity test on 16 July 1945, and the Fat Man bomb used in the bombing of ...
Au revoir les enfants ( French pronunciation: [o ʁə.vwaʁ le zɑ̃.fɑ̃], meaning "Goodbye, Children") is an autobiographical 1987 film written, produced, and directed by Louis Malle. [1] It is based on the actions of Père Jacques, a French priest and headmaster who attempted to shelter Jewish children during the Holocaust.
The French Wikipedia ( French: Wikipédia en français) is the French-language edition of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. This edition was started on 23 March 2001, two months after the official creation of Wikipedia. [1] It has 2,620,957 articles as of 2 July 2024, making it the fourth-largest Wikipedia overall, after the English ...