debonair
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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debonair †gracious, courteous; genial. XIII. — OF.
debonaire (mod.
débonnaire), prop. phr.
de bon aire of good disposition.
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Avon Announces Strategic Repositioning of Its beComing Brand.
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Avon Products, Inc./USO Join Forces to Help U.S. Troops Deployed Overseas.
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Avon Products, Inc./USO Join Forces to Help U.S. Troops Deployed Overseas; Avon and the USO to Hold a Care Package Stuffing Party Sept. 23, 2004.
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Bristol Avon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bristol Avon see Avon 1, England.
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East Avon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
East Avon river: see Avon 2, river, England.
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