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Grasse

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Grasse town (1990 pop. 42,077), Alpes-Maritime dept., SE France. Probably founded in Roman times, Grasse was a commercial center during the Middle Ages. Destroyed many times by the Saracens , it was an independent republic from the 12th cent. until its union with the earldom of Provence in 1226. In 1536 the town was destroyed by Francis I to prevent the advance of Emperor Charles V. Surrounded by fields of flowers and rose gardens, Grasse is a center of the French perfume industry. Points of interest include a splendid early Gothic cathedral (12th cent.); a town hall built partially in the Middle Ages; and a museum containing paintings by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, who was born in Grasse.

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Grasse

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Grasse, Provence‐Alpes‐Côte d'Azur/France Probably derived from a Roman personal name, Crassus ‘fat’.

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Grasse

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Grasse •arse, baas, brass, carse, class, coup de grâce, farce, glass, grass, Grasse, impasse, Kars, kick-ass, kvass, Laplace, Maas, Madras, outclass, pass, sparse, stained glass, surpass, upper class, volte-face •badass • lardass • sandglass •eyeglass, spyglass •wine glass • tooth glass • subclass •hourglass •fibreglass (US fiberglass) • underclass •masterclass • weather glass • bypass •underpass • wheatgrass • ryegrass •knotgrass • sawgrass • bluegrass •goosegrass • smart-arse

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	COMTE DE GRASSE WAS FRIEND TO U.S.(LOCAL) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 3/1/1999
	Grasse, France: the kingdom of perfume.(ORIENTATION) Magazine article from: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine); 8/14/2007
	GRASSE-4264805.(Business) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 6/13/2011