- A
parvenu is a
person who is a
relative newcomer to a high-ranking
socioeconomic class. The word is
borrowed from the
French language; it is the past participle...
-
Sauvignon grapes.
Blackbird Vineyard also
makes rosé wine
called Arriviste.
Arriviste is a
blend of Blackbird's
three signature grapes:
Cabernet Sauvignon...
- 1920s, he was
against fascism,
calling Oswald Mosley "a
bounder and an
arriviste". By 1935, he was
calling Mussolini a
deranged and
dangerous egomaniac...
- and its new
Liudolfing king,
Henry the Fowler, was seen by many as an
arriviste. He
needed a
royal marriage for his son to
establish his legitimacy, but...
-
those living a
garish lifestyle with
their newfound wealth; see also
arriviste and parvenu.
nouvelle vague lit. "new wave." Used for
stating a new way...
-
Alexa Stevenson, and
their two sons,
William and Wynn. Life as a Loser.
Arriviste Press, Inc. 2004. ISBN 0-9746270-0-3.. A novel. Catch. Razorbill. 2005...
-
Muchnic (October 15, 1995). "Art Smart:
Larry Gagosian was
regarded as an
arriviste in the
gallery world of New York. Now, he has
returned to open a gallery...
- marquise,
recalling both Lacoste's 1705
tragic opera Philomèle and an
arriviste lover and wife of
Louis XIV.
Apart from its
importance in the book, the...
- to
refer to
someone as a
Rastignac is to call him or her an
ambitious arriviste or
social climber. The
following list is
organized with, first, the date...
- few friends. He
wrote to a
friend that
Buenos Aires was now "overrun by
arrivistes, by
correct youths lacking any
mental equipment, and
decorative young...
