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Required by etiquette
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de rigueur
Word definitions for de rigueur in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. required by etiquette or usage or fashion; "instruction as to when and where a silk hat is de rigueur"
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
De rigueur \De ri`gueur"\ [F. See 2d Rigor .] According to strictness (of etiquette, rule, or the like); obligatory; strictly required.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Tuxedos are de rigueur at the event.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Necessary according to etiquette, protocol or fashion.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1849, French, literally "of strictness," thus "according to obligation of convention." See rigor .
Usage examples of de rigueur.
Ethnic costume (authentic and colorfully bogus), native arts and crafts, traditional occupations and the like are also de rigueur, insofar as they are not contrary to civilized usage, economically detrimental, sexually repressive, incompatible with the mandated Milieu standards of education and social justice, or xenophobic.
Now it's a pretty mixed crowd but the anti-communist line is still de rigueur.
Ever since the colonel had taken to calling his men Ninjas, the nasty little steel projectiles had become de rigueur to the men - somewhat to the concern of the powers-that-were.
And, just as a Martian, out of deference to conventions, wears a light robe upon Tellus, Kinnison as a matter of course stripped to his evenly-tanned hide when visiting planets upon which nakedness was de rigueur.
Oh, I see-- I don't suppose it would be quite de rigueur for a top-bracket telepath to win all the Grand Masters' championships.
This could now be made a purely personal matter, in which a duel would be de rigueur.
The problem was that Pia had in fact hired the stalker in an attempt to increase his client's media profile, on the grounds that it was the latest de rigueur accessory for a Hollywood star, and 'far cheaper than a Humvee', as he told Jo.