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D'Orsay Pump — , QUAI D ORSAY At one time pumps were popular footwear for men. The trouble with pumps was that they tended to gape on the sides. Alfred Gabriel, the Count d Orsay (1801 1852), decided that a pump with cut down sides would fit more snugly.… … Dictionary of eponyms
d'orsay — (ˈ)dȯr|sā, |zā noun or d orsay pump Usage: often capitalized D&O Etymology: after Count Alfred G.G. d Orsay died 1852 French society leader and arbiter of fashion : a pump type shoe or slipper made with a circular vamp and a quarter that curves… … Useful english dictionary
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