Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
from French concours (16c.) "assemblage of things brought together," also "contest" (see concourse). Usually in English in phrase concours d'elegance.
Wikipedia
Concours may refer to:
- Concours d'Elegance, a competition among car owners on the appearance of their cars
- EU Concours, a selection process for staff of the EU institutions
- A competitive examination
- Kawasaki Concours, a 1,000 cc sport touring motorcycle made by Kawasaki Motors
- Kawasaki 1400GTR, also known as the Concours 14, a 1,400 cc successor to the Concours
Usage examples of "concours".
The calm that was his before this vexation came back to him, and when the last proofs of his concours, confirming the success of the first, had given him the two titles that he so ardently desired and pursued at the price of so many pains, so many efforts and privations, he could enjoy his triumph in all security.
But, wicked as Caffie may be, I believe that I shall accept the concours that he offered me.
Mr Bergson at the Concours general prize distribution, 30th July 1895.
In Paris he had once won a concours hippique and had been feted by high French cavalry officers, princes and dukes among them.
But, wicked as Caffie may be, I believe that I shall accept the concours that he offered me.
Una mujer hors concours, mi querido amigo: belleza física, fortuna, linaje, figuración: espíritu moderno en vaso de Murano.