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mignon

(ˈmɪnjɒn; French miɲɔ̃)
adj
small and pretty; dainty
[C16: from French, from Old French mignot dainty]
mignonne fem n
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They are all mounted, and set at defiance those of Captain Mignon. There are voulgiers, cranequiniers and hand couleveiniers *.
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Mignon is Italian in origin and filled with a constant yearning to return to her sunny native land.
Democratic Commissioner Mignon Clyburn approved but issued a separate statement,expressing concerns that a repeat of a January 2002 incident regarding a toxic spill from a railway accident could happen.
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La lutte contre le terrorisme et le blanchiment d'argent ont ete au centre d'un entretien, hier a Alger, entre le ministre de l'Interieur et des Collectivites locales, Daho Ould Kablia, et le president de l'Assemblee parlementaire du Conseil de l'Europe, Jean-Claude Mignon. L'entretien a porte egalement sur la lutte contre la corruption et la traite des etres humains ainsi que la lutte contre un certain nombre de fleaux [beaucoup moins que]qui, aujourd'hui, handicapent le bon fonctionnement de la democratie dans nos Etats respectifs[beaucoup plus grand que], a indique a la presse