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DE RIGUEUR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does de rigueur mean?
• DE RIGUEUR (adjective)
The adjective DE RIGUEUR has 1 sense:
1. required by etiquette or usage or fashion
Familiarity information: DE RIGUEUR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Required by etiquette or usage or fashion
Context example:
instruction as to when and where a silk hat is de rigueur
Similar:
obligatory (morally or legally constraining or binding)
Context examples
Ultimately, having been highly prized for centuries, the marbled appearance of walrus ivory fell out of favour as West African trade routes opened up, and the homogenous finish of elephant ivory became de rigueur in the 13th century.
(Over-hunting walruses contributed to the collapse of Norse Greenland, University of Cambridge)
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