Words similar to eau

Example sentences for: eau

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The word first gained general usage in Britain during World War II, and possibly came about as a result of fraternizing with French troops, perhaps as a corruption of l'eau (water) or lieux d'aisance (Water-closet), or even as a derivation of the cry ( Garde á l'eau! , given to warn passerby that someone above was about to slop out (the anglicised form, gardyloo ! , occurs in this context in a novel by Tobias Smollett as early as 1771).
Eau Claire County, 152 Wis. 2d 453 (1989)).
Eau Claire, 147 Wis. 2d 519 (1989)).
Also some ethnic groups tend to go in for excessive eau de whatever, sometimes instead of bathing.
(derived from the French “Guarde de l’eau! ”