Both Uses of
connoisseur
in
Sense and Sensibility
- He admires as a lover, not as a connoisseur.†
Chpt 3 *
- The Colonel, though disclaiming all pretensions to connoisseurship, warmly admired the screens, as he would have done any thing painted by Miss Dashwood; and on the curiosity of the others being of course excited, they were handed round for general inspection.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
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(connoisseur) an expert who appreciates the fine points of one of the arts -- especially fine cuisine