Word origins

• ordonnanceThe disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole.
• izardA Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica).
• BoisvertA surname from French.
• CourtoisA surname from French.
• ClouseauA surname from French.
• divorceeA divorced person.
• MalakoffA town and commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France.
• longueurA lengthy passage in a dramatic or literary work, especially a dull or tedious one; a period of boredom.
• BourdainA surname from French.
• brioletteAn oval or pear-shaped diamond having its entire surface cut in triangular facets.
• ThibodeauxA surname from French.
• ganacheA rich sauce, made of chocolate and cream, used also as the filling of truffles, and as a glaze.
• LisieuxA commune in Calvados department, Normandy, France.
• VillefrancheSeveral settlements in France, mostly with affixes.
• RivardA surname from French.
• ChiassonA surname from French.
• fantastiqueA genre of literature and film that is characterized by the intrusion of the supernatural into the realistic framework of a story.
• PichonA surname from French.
• DeschanelA surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
• appriseTo make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify.
• apperceptionThe mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states, unifying past and present experiences; self-consciousness, perception that reflects upon itself.
• hauteurHaughtiness or arrogance; loftiness.
• bivouacAn encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.
• briocheA type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.
• plastiqueA form of physical exercise that involves rotation of the joints.
• paysageA landscape.
• MeudonA commune and canton of Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France, France.
• mailleA surname from French.
• pistilA discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma.
• envoiA short stanza at the end of a poem, used either to address a person or to comment on the preceding body of the poem.
• feintA movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.
• PoulainA surname from French.
• tapirAn odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.
• chatelaineThe mistress of a castle or large household.
• compereA master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz show.
• maquisDense Mediterranean coastal scrub.
• cenotaphA monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
• BlanchetteA surname from French.
• BrossardA surname from French.
• peripateticTending to walk about.
• saccadeA rapid movement of the eye (either voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another. (Often described as a jerky movement, but this word denotes all such quick eye movements, which happen continually, not just exaggerated or weird ones, and not nystagmus.)
• terrineA deep type of dish or pan, typically used for casseroles and made out of pottery.
• CambraiA city in the Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region of France on the Scheldt river.
• alcoolgrain alcohol, everclear
• tambourA small shallow drum.
• poussinA chicken reared to be eaten at a few weeks of age.
• manometerAn instrument to measure pressure in a fluid, especially a double-legged liquid column gauge used to measure the difference in the pressures of two fluids.
• acclimateTo habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
• redoubtA small, temporary, military fortification.
• revenantSomeone who returns from a long absence.
• molluscA soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
• douxSweet.
• boudinA kind of blood sausage in French, Belgian, Luxembourgish and related cuisines.
• CarelA surname from French.
• derangementThe property of being deranged.
• intransigenceUnwillingness to change one's views or to agree.
• amatriceA female amateur.
• aioliA type of sauce made from garlic and olive oil, often with egg and lemon juice and similar to mayonnaise.
• cuvetteA pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table.
• curettageThe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette.
• ramusA small spray or twig.
• acromegalyA chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
• emigreOne who has departed their native land, often as a refugee.
• cassationThe abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment.
• giletA waistcoat worn by a man.
• GeoffroyA surname from French.
• duranceImprisonment; forced confinement.
• riposteA thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
• compasA form of string music from Haiti
• pyroxeneAny of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
• chasseurA soldier equipped for rapid movement; also, any of several light infantry regiments, especially in France.
• CarrosA town and commune of Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
• ouvertA position in which the feet are apart, or a movement which brings them apart.
• duchesseA French duchess.
• DjerbaAn island of Tunisia.
• gnomonAn object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a sundial.
• PaleoceneOf or pertaining to the Paleocene epoch.
• CroteauA surname from French.
• bagatelleA trifle; an insubstantial thing.
• LegaultA surname from French.
• blagueMendacious boasting that lacks seriousness; falsehood or humbug, especially when it is told mockingly or without the expectation that anyone believes it.
• NiameyThe capital city of Niger.
• TanguayA surname from French
• TrottierA surname from French.
• boeufA bovine.
• oxalicOf or pertaining to oxalic acid or its derivatives.
• AmielA surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
• seaua pottery pail
• marigotA side-stream or tributary rivulet in West Africa.
• BelcourtA surname from French.
• GiguereA surname from French.
• redactionAn edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from the process of editing or censoring.
• rebuffA sudden resistance or refusal.
• BouletA surname from French.
• moulinsA town and commune, the capital of Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
• crinhorsehair fabric
• BettencourtA surname from French [in turn transferred from the place name].
• BroglieA commune and village in Eure department, Normandy, France.
• ideologueOne who advocates an ideology, especially as an official or preeminent advocate.
• ArlonThe largest city and provincial capital of Luxemburg, Wallonia, Belgium