Word origins

• secretaireA kind of writing desk (a secretary).
• LortieA surname from French.
• bolideAn extremely bright meteor.
• DeveauxA surname from French.
• IVGAn inducted abortion (in the context of a country like France).
• demagogicOf or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue.
• briquetteA small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.
• LamarqueA surname from French.
• natronA crystalline mixture of hydrous sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂CO₃·10H₂O.
• OlleyA surname from Norman.
• muscadetA white grape grown chiefly in the Loire valley of France, or a dry white wine made from this grape.
• deterministAn advocate of determinism.
• religieuxA man bound by monastic vows; a monk.
• elogeAn expression of praise.
• alexandrineA line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.
• burleA cold north wind that blows in the winter in south-central France.
• ChaillotA neighbourhood of Paris, France.
• TerralA surname from French.
• carcanetA richly decorative collar.
• NaquinA surname from French.
• cockamamieA decal, a design that can be transferred to a surface.
• pointillismThe use of many small areas of color to construct an image.
• tetanyA condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism.
• pimentWine flavoured with spices or honey.
• rocailleArtificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens.
• RosemondA surname.
• BechardA surname from French.
• DeprezA surname from French.
• foraminiferAny of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude.
• PoliquinA surname from French.
• SuresnesA town and commune in Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France, France.
• entrainTo draw (something) along as a current does.
• tinamouAny of the birds belonging to the South American family Tinamidae, the only family in the order Tinamiformes. They are related to the ratites, together with which they form the superorder Paleognathae.
• GhislaineA female given name from French.
• requinThe great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias).
• quarteThe fourth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at neck height, the palm of the hand facing upwards.
• douceurSweetness of manner: agreeableness, gentleness.
• scoubidouA plait woven from multi-coloured strips of coloured plastic.
• somnolentDrowsy or sleepy.
• basilicA basilica.
• VillejuifA commune in Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
• revancheRevenge or retaliation.
• MatheyA surname from French.
• anhedoniaThe inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities or social interactions.
• GaubertA surname from French.
• colicinAny of a class of proteins, secreted by certain strains of bacteria, that kill but do not lyse other strains
• bicycletteA cocktail made with Campari, white wine, classic bitters, citrus.
• TherienA surname from French.
• ViauA surname from French.
• DujardinA surname from French.
• PapinA surname from French.
• TessinTicino
• GuillouA surname from Breton.
• shakoA stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.
• PeloquinA surname from French.
• savarinA type of leavened cake often drizzled with liquor.
• milliard10⁹, a thousand (times a) million. (Now generally replaced by the short scale billion.)
• JolicoeurA surname from French.
• gazonOne of the pieces of sod used to line or cover parapets and the faces of earthworks.
• plaquetteA small metal tablet decorated in bas-relief, usually with a design including figures.
• MaillouxA surname from French.
• TadoussacA village municipality in La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality, Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada.
• clavecinharpsichord
• raffinoseA trisaccharide, composed of galactose, glucose and fructose, that is widely distributed in many plants.
• pirogueA canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log.
• BreauA surname from French.
• cabaneThe tripod, pylon, or struts usually at the centre-section of a biplane or high-winged monoplane.
• mignonetteA plant, Reseda odorata, having greyish-green flowers with orange-coloured stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance. In Africa it is a low shrub, but further north it is usually an annual herb.
• tartineA slice of bread topped with sweet or savoury spreadable food such as butter, jam, honey, cream, or sauce.
• oublietteA dungeon only accessible by a trapdoor at the top.
• MaltaisA surname from French.
• MalebrancheA surname from French
• ksara fortified traditional village in North Africa.
• gigantismThe quality or state of being gigantic; being of abnormally large size.
• LamarreA surname from French.
• LussacA surname from French.
• flaconA small stoppered glass bottle, often used for keeping perfume.
• HochelagaA former village in the Island of Montreal, Saint Lawrence River, North America.
• sacristanThe person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains.
• grammaticalizationThe process of making grammatical.
• MoptiA city in central Mali.
• BonninA surname.
• ArseneauA surname from French.
• vigneronA person who grows vines for wine production, a winegrower
• fauteuilAn armchair.
• SatreA surname from French.
• croquisA quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.
• spenardA surname from French
• BouctoucheA town in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.
• BanetA surname from French.
• filiationThe condition of being a child of a specified parent.
• DeurneA commune of Rhône department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France.
• bouffeA comic opera
• savoyardA native or inhabitant of Savoy, a cultural region, largely part of the modern administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
• coquetA flirtatious female; a coquette.
• parapluieAn umbrella.
• portefeuilleAn artist's portfolio.
• bagueAn annular moulding or group of mouldings dividing a long shaft or clustered column into two or more parts.
• jambonA square puff pastry containing ham and cheese.
• CouillardA surname from French