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‖ ramoneur|ramɔnœr|
[F., f. ramoner to sweep, f. ramon broom, ultimately from L. rāmus ramus.]
a. A chimney-sweep.
b. A machine for sweeping chimneys. Also attrib.
c. A colour resembling that of soot.
1835Court Mag. V. p. ii/1 Velvet and satin hats of a new colour called ramoneur (it is a dingy shade of brown, approaching nearly to black). 1859Sala Tw. round Clock (1861) 39 Smoke has been merciful to Covent Garden Market, and its cornucopia is not as dingy as a ramoneur's sack. 1861Mayhew Lond. Labour II. 373 Cleansing Chimneys with the Patent Ramoneur Machine. |