grivèlerie

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

grivèlerie

"We have given the name of grivelées to petty thefts, because of the variety of the plumage of the thrush, in imitation of the Greeks, who said trôchtas, "trout", to designate thieves and liars, because of the various marks on the back of this fish. The Latins called stellatures, stellionaturas, and stellionatum, the thefts and lies, because of the variety of the stars and the variegation of the lizard called the stellion."

Definitions

just

Synonym

filouterie d'auberge

Plural

grivèleries

Translations

  • dutchdutch:flessentrekkerij

See also

grivette (cn.) grivière (cn.) grive (cn.) grivelé (adj.) griveler (v.) grivoiserie (cn.) grivelette (cn.) griveleur (cn.)