distingueadj.

distingue (adj.)"having an air of distinction," 1813 (in Byron), from French distingué, literally "distinguished," past participle of distinguer (see distinguish). The girls I knew had sad and sullen gray faces With distingué traces That used to be there -- You could see where they\\'d been washed away By too many through the day Twelve o\\'clock tales. ["Lush Life," Billy Strayhorn, age 17]