pourboire
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At any rate, M. Clemenceau was so excited that he forgot to give the usual pourboire to the female attendant who conducted him to his front seat in the fauteuils.
From Time Magazine Archive
In France the pourboire is a veritable tax, as it is in Italy and in the Latin countries.
From The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men by Germain, Walter
It is hardly more than a pourboire, but it is desirable.
From A Diplomatic Adventure by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)
At the gates O'Mally received his pourboire of twenty centesimi, saw his charge outside, closed and locked the gates, and returned to Pietro, who was in a greatly agitated state of mind.
From The Lure of the Mask by Fisher, Harrison
"I'd have done it for nothing, but I'll take the pourboire," replied the concierge, with a laugh.
From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Kock, Charles Paul de
But there was no pourboires from the Mahatma.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their chairs had already been moved away, and the leeward corner, which had seemed so much their own, was filled up by a small group of sailors who were quarrelling about the division of pourboires.
From Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange by Hobbes, John Oliver
Tell your father-in-law that the question of pourboires has been settled now and forever.
From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
Dear L.,—J.'s presentation of his lettres de créance to the Emperor was a small affair compared with former functions, which were combined with gala coaches, powdered coachmen, and pourboires.
From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
It seems that the Emperor's attention had been railed to the many very disagreeable articles in the newspapers on the subject of the extravagant pourboires exacted at Compiègne.
From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)
