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soigné \swahn-YEY; Fr. swa-NYEY\,
adjective:
1. carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
2. well-groomed.

I saw...books being borrowed from the library by gentlemen of soigné appearance.
-- W.G. Sebald, "Austerlitz," 2001

A moment later the lights dimmed, the orchestra struck up the prelude and the curtain slid smoothly up. Later, during the intermission, Hearn took a cup of hot chocolate and mingled with the soigné crowd.
-- Eric Van Lustbader, "The Bourne Legacy," 2010

Soigné came to English in the 1800s from the French word soigner meaning "take care of."

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