(n.) A small wheel formerly fixed to the pan of firelocks for discharging them.
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Roust
Definition:
(v. t.) To rouse; to disturb; as, to roust one out.
(n.) A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel.
Example Sentences:
(1) Three years ago Rousteing, then 25, gained the same position at Balmain.
(2) Saint Laurent was born in Algeria, while Rousteing is mixed race – still an anomaly in fashion where most of the gatekeepers are white men over 40.
(3) Alex has never ducked a political challenge in his life and there is an expectation that he will be able to roust up Westminster to the benefit of the north-east of Scotland and Scotland as a whole.
(4) This show is Parisian but it has a vision of a globality [sic], a diversity.” Under Rousteing’s stewardship, Balmain is expanding.
(5) But then the parallels between Rousteing and Saint Laurent are striking.
(6) Backstage, Rousteing explained that this collection was a reaction against the Charlie Hebdo killings in January.
(7) Rousteing is the youngest designer to take over at a Parisian fashion house since a 21-year-old Saint Laurent was appointed at creative director of Christian Dior in 1957.
(8) In 2006, the ninth circuit court of appeals told the police to stop rousting homeless people out of their tents overnight because, in the absence of alternative housing, it amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
(9) What happened made me realise how important self-expression is.” For Rousteing, that comes with the inclusion of different races on the catwalk.