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Char·tres

(shärt, shär′trə)

A city of northern France southwest of Paris. Its 13th-century cathedral is a masterpiece of Gothic architecture noted for its stained glass and asymmetric spires.

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Chartres

(ˈʃɑːtrə; ʃɑːt; French ʃartrə)

(Placename) a city in NW France: Gothic cathedral; market town. Pop: 41 588 (2006)

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Char•tres

(ˈʃɑr trə, ʃɑrt; Fr. ˈʃar tr^ə)

n.

a city in N France, SW of Paris: cathedral. 41,251.

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Chartres - a town in northern France that is noted for its Gothic Cathedral

Chartres Cathedral - a Gothic cathedral in northern France; built in 13th century

France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

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The day after his departure from Paris, he was left at Chartres, at the house of an old friend D'Artagnan had met with in an hotelier of that city.

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And she also knew where the Lebruns lived, on Chartres Street.

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From the "Master of Sentences," he had passed to the "Capitularies of Charlemagne;" and he had devoured in succession, in his appetite for science, decretals upon decretals, those of Theodore, Bishop of Hispalus; those of Bouchard, Bishop of Worms; those of Yves, Bishop of Chartres; next the decretal of Gratian, which succeeded the capitularies of Charlemagne; then the collection of Gregory IX.; then the Epistle of

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He had talked to her about Cronshaw, she would see him; and there was Lawson, he had gone to Paris for a couple of months; and they would go to the Bal Bullier; there were excursions; they would make trips to Versailles, Chartres, Fontainebleau.

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Archer remembered Dallas's wrath at being asked to contemplate Mont Blanc instead of Rheims and Chartres. But Mary and Bill wanted mountain-climbing, and had already yawned their way in Dallas's wake through the English cathedrals; and May, always fair to her children, had insisted on holding the balance evenly between their athletic and artistic proclivities.

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Time was when none but my countrymen could do these things; but there is Clement of Chartres and others in France who are very worthy workmen.

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But for Anglican Bishop Richard Chartres of London, who has pledged to refrain from air travel for a year, as a sign of his commitment to the environment, the journey earlier this month meant a 1,000-kilometre train voyage with changes in Brussels and Berlin.

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LONDON -- Anglican Bishop of London Richard Chartres, has called on churches to lead the way in reducing global warming by installing solar panels on their roofs, reports the U.K.

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The Rosary is featured prominently during the annual pilgrimage to Chartres Cathedral, France, dedicated to Our Lady.