rencontre

[ ren-kon-ter; French rahn-kawn-truh ]

/ rɛnˈkɒn tər; French rɑ̃ˈkɔ̃ trə /

Origin of rencontre

From French

"I hope I didn't inculcate too much frivolity," said Marjorie as she was telling Eleanor of this rencontre.

A Book of Bryn Mawr Stories |Marian T. MacIntosh
The mantle of silence had fallen forever over the last night's rencontre in the garden.

A Fascinating Traitor |Richard Henry Savage
As ill-luck would have it, Pen again fell in with Mr. Huxter, only three days after the rencontre at Vauxhall.

The History of Pendennis |William Makepeace Thackeray
"Perhaps this rencontre is not as unfortunate as it looks at first sight," he remarked complacently.

Rosa Mundi and Other Stories |Ethel M. Dell

Charming Mrs. Bell had taken to hard drink, before Mr. Melville's rencontre, and may have been slightly elevated on that occasion.

Los Gringos |H. A. (Henry Agustus) Wise