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Esoteric France: Aristocracy, Artisans & Alchemy
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- 1. Provencal plant distilled in French perfumery and apothecary traditions
- 2. Specialized shop showcasing intricate confections born of French culinary precision
- 7. Upper chamber of the French Parliament, bastion of legislative refinement
- 9. Term honoring age and respect, often applied to French intellectual dignitaries
- 11. Military rank elevated famously by French WWII marshal Philippe Pétain
- 13. Essential crop linked to French colonial trade and gourmet indulgence
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- 3. Architectural term for long passage often glorifying French art collections
- 4. Famous neo-expressionist whose surname oddly contrasts with French roots
- 5. Art style imbued with Greco-Roman discipline, influential in France's Enlightenment
- 6. Inventive French compound of stage genre and culinary term by wordplay
- 8. French term entailing the notion of an unveiling or scientific revelation
- 10. Obscure French playwright associated with late 19th-century theatrical farce
- 12. Region famed for effervescent wine, requiring specific geographic protection
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