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josephine
/ˈd͡ʒoʊ.sə.fiːn/
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What does josephine mean?
adjective
- Pertaining to Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
proper noun
- A female given name from French.
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Josephine, in one brief breath I will concentrate the hopes, the doubts, the anxious fears of six weary months.
According to custom, Josephine had divided the potage in two portions--one for Boursier and the other for the youngest child.
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Josephine de Malines: Not a great yielder but of the very highest quality, being of the finest texture and tempting aroma.
Miss Josephine Barry, thin, prim, and rigid, was knitting fiercely by the fire, her wrath quite unappeased and her eyes snapping through her gold-rimmed glasses.
The first use Jacquard made of his new loom was to weave with it several yards of rich stuff which he presented to the Empress Josephine.