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Childhood

Moses basket

moïse

A small basket cradle, explicitly described as wicker in the following sentence.

From the book

The Gods Are Athirst

Anatole France · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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Meaning

Lemma.

A small basket cradle, explicitly described as wicker in the following sentence. Jeannot lies in it at the grandmother’s feet with fever and convulsions. Thévenin raises the cradle and smiles at him. The noun is a furnishing named from Moses, not the name of the infant or a new biblical character in the scene.

Places to read

  1. Chapter X, paragraph 53Frenchdans son moïse: In his Moses basket. The child lies beside the grandmother.
  2. Chapter X, paragraph 53Frenchle berceau d’osier: The wicker cradle. The next description confirms the object’s material and function.