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Incroyable  n.  A French fop or dandy of the time of the Directory; hence, any fop. Note: The name is said to have been given in allusion not only to the extravagant dress, but also to the frequent use of the phrase "C'est vraiment incroyable" (That is really incredible.).






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"Incroyable" Quotes from Famous Books



... entirely veiled and wrapped in meditation; and in the large squares troops of young Polesses in light-coloured silk mantles engaged in conversation; venerable old Polish gentlemen with moustaches, caftan, girdle, sword, and yellow and red boots; and the new generation in the most incroyable Parisian fashion. Turks, Greeks, Russians, Italians, and French in an ever-changing throng; moreover, an exceedingly tolerant police that interfered nowise with the popular amusements, so that in ...
— Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician - Volume 1-2, Complete • Frederick Niecks

... passe ici, tout ce qui m'y est arrive a moi-meme, est incroyable... Je voudrais pourtant bien voir Lisette, et savoir le succes[194] de ce qu'elle m'a promis de faire aupres de sa maitresse pour me tirer d'embarras. Allons voir si je pourrai ...
— A Selection from the Comedies of Marivaux • Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux



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