| Word | estampe |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. An engraving, print. |
| Sentence | [N]ext door, an art dealer displayed in his cluttered window a splendid, flamboyant, green, red, golden and inky blue, ancient American estampe – a locomotive with a gigantic smokestack, great baroque lamps and a tremendous cowcatcher, hauling its mauve coaches through the stormy prairie night and mixing a lot of spark-studded black smoke with the furry thunder clouds. |
| Source | Lolita, I.8, p. 28 |
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