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A connoisseur (French traditional, pre-1835, spelling of connaisseur, from Middle-French connoistre, then connaître meaning 'to be acquainted with' or 'to know somebody/something') is a person who has a great deal of knowledge about the fine arts; who is a keen appreciator of cuisines, fine wines, and other gourmet products; or who is an expert judge in matters of taste.
This word also refers to a person who has cultivated appreciation of artistic excellence, either as a connoisseur or collector. The plural forms of virtuoso is either virtuosi or the Anglicisation virtuosos, and the feminine forms are virtuosa and virtuose. According to Music in the Western civilization by Piero Weiss and Richard Taruskin: [2]
With the evolution in the meaning of gourmand (and gourmandise) away from gluttony and towards the connoisseur appreciation of good food, French culinary proponents are advocating that the Catholic Church update said list to refer to gloutonnerie rather than gourmandise. [citation needed]
D’Ussé VSOP ($50) This clove- and carob-accented Cognac is silky in texture and sweet with notes of golden raisin and caramel-coated coffee beans.
The Connoisseur, a London weekly 18th century newspaper; The Connoisseur, a 1962 work by Norman Rockwell; Connoisseur Society, a US audiophile classical and music jazz record label; Other uses: Connoisseur (Hi-Fi), a British manufacturer of Hi-Fi equipment; Connoisseur Grammar School, a private school in Pakistan
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President-elect Donald Trump is not letting up on his suggestions that the US should retake the Panama Canal, an idea that has been rejected by the government of Panama, which has controlled the ...
Example without object: Please, apprise me. Example with object: he apprised of it. cinquefoil five-petal, five-leaf flower of the genus Potentilla, family Rosaceae; also a circular 5-lobed ornamental design. Spelled quintefeuille in French. cri de cœur "cry from the heart": an impassioned outcry, as of entreaty or protest.