Chemin de fer
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Chemin de fer is a French phrase meaning "railway" or "railroad". Literally, "iron path."
Chemin de fer may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
[edit]Literature
[edit]- Chemin de Fer, a play by Georges Feydeau (1862–1921)
- "Chemin de Fer", a poem by Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979) from North and South
Music
[edit]- Étude aux chemins de fer, a 1948 composition by Pierre Schaeffer constructed from railway sounds
- Le chemin de fer (Alkan), Op. 27, an 1844 étude composed by Charles-Valentin Alkan
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
[edit]- Chemin-de-fer, the original version of the card game baccarat when it was introduced to France
- The Railway (French: Le Chemin de fer), an 1873 painting by French artist Édouard Manet