Word origins

• haversackA small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.
• SimonetA surname from French.
• JosianeA female given name from French.
• reblochonA soft French cow's-milk cheese from the Alpine region of Savoie.
• dentelleAn ornamental tooling like lace.
• noyauA French liqueur made at Poissy in north central France from brandy and flavoured with almonds and the pits of apricots.
• plafondA ceiling, especially one that is ornately decorated.
• assiseTwo or more beds or strata of rock united by the occurrence of fossils of the same characteristic species or genera.
• traipseTo walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.
• cottierSomeone who lives in a cot or cottage; a cottager.
• seraphineAn early wind instrument with a keyboard, resembling a cross between a reed organ and an accordion, which makes its sound by the action of air being blown across metallic reeds.
• sagessewisdom
• fermetureThe mechanism for closing the breech of a breech-loading firearm, in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock, obturator, and carrier ring.
• ormoluGolden or gilded brass or bronze used for decorative purposes.
• DelfosseA surname from French.
• LagaceA surname from French.
• lamesSmall steel plates combined so as to slide one upon other and form a piece of armour: plural of lame.
• OujdaA city, the capital of the Oriental Region, Morocco.
• SerbinA surname.
• MarillierA surname from French.
• bonhomieA friendly, good-natured, pleasant manner; an affable and approachable disposition; friendliness.
• industrializeTo develop industry; to become industrial.
• GirardotA surname from French.
• GrassetA surname from French.
• ChoquetA surname from French [in turn from Picard].
• DaudetA surname from French.
• gastronomea lover of good food; a connoisseur or gourmet
• CousyA surname from French.
• curetteA hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.
• TrepanierA surname from French.
• odalisqueA female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.
• GiardA surname from French.
• BernardyA surname from French.
• religieuseA nun.
• orangetteA candied orange peel, usually covered in dark or milk chocolate.
• cabotageThe transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country.
• ThebergeA surname from French.
• DulongA surname from French.
• moilTo toil, to work hard.
• JutrasA surname from French.
• GuindonA surname from French.
• MerillatA surname from French.
• zadA militant open-air demonstration in the form of a defended squat.
• roquetteA herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.
• ThermidorA counterrevolution; a coup d'état resembling the Thermidorian Reaction.
• MaroisA surname from French
• HurtubiseA surname from French
• eglantineA Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.
• euphoniousOf sounds, especially speech: demonstrating or possessing euphony; agreeable to the ear; pleasant-sounding.
• seraphinA male given name from Latin.
• fusilladeThe simultaneous firing of a number of firearms.
• baignoireA box of the lowest tier in a theatre.
• jabotA cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, shirt, etc.
• ShanelleA female given name of African-American usage.
• babulA tree native to South Asia, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica, formerly Acacia nilotica subsp. indica.
• peignoirA long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear.
• GuilletA surname from French.
• AngevinOf, from or relating to Anjou, a former province of France (previously a county, duchy and the associated House of Anjou), now part of the administrative regions of Pays de la Loire, Centre-Val de Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• charbonA small black spot or mark remaining in the cavity of the corner tooth of a horse after the large spot or mark has become obliterated.
• magnetonAny of several units of magnetic moment of an atom, molecule or subatomic particle.
• hausseA kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm or cannon.
• torsadeA decoration, especially on hats, made from twisted ribbon
• PrunierA surname from French.
• MontagnaisA subdivision of the Innu people of Canada.
• kepiA cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms.
• BazilleA surname from French.
• brocardA legal principle usually expressed in Latin, traditionally used to concisely express a wider legal concept or rule.
• NabeulA city on the Cap Bon Peninsula in Tunisia.
• poitrineThe breastplate of a knight's armour.
• voletA shutter on a window.
• insoucianceCarelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern.
• pantaloonAn aging buffoon.
• BissonnetA surname from French.
• velocipedeAn early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.
• passerelleA gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht.
• ArmelA surname from French.
• LessepsA surname from French.
• DagueA surname from French.
• BarbinA surname from French.
• gallinuleA bird of one of several species in the genera Porphyrio and Gallinula of the family Rallidae.
• hippogriffa mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly.
• AmazighA member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa.
• atavismThe reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.
• BellotA surname.
• ArseneaultA surname from French.
• AchardA surname from French.
• BoisclairA surname from French.
• charivariThe noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion.
• domestiqueA cyclist on a cycle racing team whose role is to assist the team's designated leaders (for example, by riding in front of them to create a slipstream, or to set the pace), even if at the expense of their own individual performance.
• iambA metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
• MoisanA surname from French.
• marocainA heavy crepe fabric of silk, wool, or both, having a cross-ribbed texture, used for apparel.
• archimandriteThe superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
• CoaticookA river in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
• dupionA double cocoon, made by two silkworms.
• GoudreauA surname from French.
• philomeneThe nightingale.
• gangueThe earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.
• connaisseurA specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
• GeorgineA female given name from French.