petits-maîtres

plural of petit-maître

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Noun
  • Bamboo is naturally resistant to bacteria and gentle on knife edges, helping to maintain your blades’ sharpness.
    Jené Luciani Sena, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The company was founded in 1682 and grew to become one of many Sheffield cutlers known primarily for making fine-quality knives, blades and razors.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The cohort will be honored at a virtual ceremony on Thursday, with the princes issuing separate congratulatory messages.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
  • If this is how princes of the church behave, perhaps the rest of us aren’t so bad after all.
    Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Petits-maîtres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petits-ma%C3%AEtres. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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