Re: defile
John Woodgate wrote on 09 sep 2006 in sci.lang.translation:
The use of 'to defile' to mean 'to march in a line' is a very rare usage
indeed.
Defilé?
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http://www.aufeminin.com/m/mode/defiles-mode.html>
In a book called "Mardi" one could expect some French.
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The Netherlands.
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