Alençon

[ a-lahn-sawn; English uh-len-suh n, -son ]

/ a lɑ̃ˈsɔ̃; English əˈlɛn sən, -sɒn /

a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.

Definition for alencon (2 of 2)

Orne

[ awrn ]

/ ɔrn /

a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.

The French had bought their victory dear with the death of Alencon Barre, their favourite officer.

Cumner & South Sea Folk, Complete |Gilbert Parker
The town of Alencon, however, was not entirely represented by this salon.

An Old Maid |Honore de Balzac
A man ruined by the First Consul interested the town of Alencon, to which he now returned, where royalism was secretly dominant.

An Old Maid |Honore de Balzac
In which case, he could openly assume the leadership of the liberal party in Alencon.

An Old Maid |Honore de Balzac

It was authentic in Alencon that Mademoiselle Cormon suffered from rush of blood to the head.

An Old Maid |Honore de Balzac

Alençon

/ (French alɑ̃sɔ̃) /

a town in NW France: early lace-manufacturing centre. Pop: 28 935 (1999)

Orne

/ (French ɔrn) /

a department of NW France, in Basse-Normandie. Capital: Alençon. Pop: 291 274 (2003 est). Area: 6144 sq km (2396 sq miles)