espieglerie

Example Sentences

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He had all the brightness of the Tuscan folk, a sort of innocent malice mixed with espieglerie.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series by Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes

She was beautiful, intelligent, witty, full of liveliness and grace, with an expression full of coquettish charm and espieglerie.

From Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)

I am sure I remember that innocent look of espieglerie.'

From The Chaplet of Pearls by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

She was petite, mignonne, graceful, fairy-like, yet with a touch of Yankee quaintness and a delicious espieglerie that made her absolutely unique in my experience of women.

From Stories by English Authors: the Sea by Various