http://wordie.org/words/chantepleure Comments for the word 'Chantepleure' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/chantepleure#comments Name of a French poem of the 13th c. addressed to those who sing (chanter) in this world and shall weep (pleurer) in the next: hence used of a mixture or alternation of joy and sorrow. (French; The word has several senses in mod.F., e.g. ‘weep-hole’, ‘flood-opening’ in a wall, etc., which have not entered into English.) - OED) Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:21:52 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/chantepleure#comments http://wordie.org/words/chantepleure#comments How very emo. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:59:51 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/chantepleure#comments http://wordie.org/words/chantepleure#comments I normally don't like French words, but I like this one. Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:33:08 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/chantepleure#comments http://wordie.org/words/chantepleure#comments Not a modern English word, I gather. Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:24:05 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/chantepleure#comments http://wordie.org/words/chantepleure#comments How lovely! Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:31:25 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/chantepleure#comments http://wordie.org/words/chantepleure#comments What a beautiful concept and word, and one that I'll find use for more often than I'd prefer. Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:38:59 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/chantepleure#comments http://wordie.org/words/chantepleure#comments French, archaic english. To sing and cry at the same time. Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:23:11 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/chantepleure#comments