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The Gods Are Athirst
Anatole France · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Lemma.
A padded, warm garment. Élodie discusses Lapland-style douillettes as a winter fashion, paired with named fabrics and other exotic style labels. Thévenin dismisses these ready-made clothes as makeshifts, preferring a skilled dressmaker. The clothing term therefore sits inside a dispute over cost, fit and production, not only ornament.
Places to read
- Chapter X, paragraph 23Frenchdes douillettes à la laponne: Lapland-style padded gowns. The English specifies the warm padded construction.