Word origins

• exigenceExigency.
• GuilbeauA surname from French.
• CazauxA village in Ariège department, France.
• manchetteAn ornamental trimming round the lower part of a sleeve, or a ruffle (of hair, etc.) of similar appearance.
• taximeterA device installed in a taxicab that calculates the fare based upon distance travelled and waiting time.
• DesaulniersA surname from French.
• picoteeA flower (such as a carnation) whose margin is a different colour from the flower's basic colour.
• TourcoingA city and commune of Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
• directoirePertaining to a style of dress common during this period, characterised by extravagant, Classically-inspired designs.
• PelissierA surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
• bletTo undergo or cause to undergo bletting, a fermentation process in certain fruit beyond ripening.
• FronsacA red wine from the Bordeaux region.
• LabineA surname from French.
• AubleA surname from French.
• stereA measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic metre.
• rouetA flutter wheel.
• mirepoixA combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.
• MorainA surname from French.
• colorificThat produces colored precipitates
• PaganelliA surname from Italian.
• chancreSkin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases such as syphilis.
• pariesThe wall of any cavity or organ.
• proposantA theological student who performs religious functions and is a candidate for the ministry.
• petitgrainAn essential oil that is extracted from the green twigs of the bitter orange plant.
• mazarsA surname from French.
• impermeabilitythe quality of being impermeable
• cimierThe crest of a helmet.
• BadeauA surname from French.
• GermondA surname from French.
• RougeauA surname from French.
• tournayA village in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania.
• demiluneIn the shape of a half-moon, i.e. semicircular.
• chrysalidOf or relating to a chrysalis.
• comiceA cultivated variety of pear with yellowish-green and reddish skin, and having juicy flesh.
• AdourA river in southwestern France.
• barachoisA coastal lagoon partially or totally separated from the ocean by a sand or shingle bar.
• troncA monetary pool, in which tips are collected and later shared out between all staff, e.g. in a restaurant.
• LaugierA surname from French.
• TourangeauA surname from French.
• bouffonA style of performance focused on mockery, associated with French theater.
• restructurationRestructuring.
• SenechalA surname from French.
• caprioleA leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
• LandruA surname from French.
• stereotypyExcessive repetition, especially of meaningless gestures.
• bourgeoiseA female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman
• licorneA type of muzzle-loading gun-howitzer used by the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries.
• PayenA surname from French.
• ChenonceauxA commune and town in Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
• SavignacA surname from French.
• ChaumetteA surname from French.
• greigeOf clothing, textiles, etc.: neither bleached nor dyed, nor otherwise fully processed; unfinished.
• piquetteA drink of marc and water.
• anisetteA French alcoholic liqueur flavored with anise
• BibeauA surname from French.
• CayaA surname from French.
• TaillonA surname from French.
• guenonA member of the genus Cercopithecus of Old World monkeys, of sub-Saharan Africa, principally forests.
• VierzonA town and commune in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
• boucherieA social event at which people gather to butcher and make food from an animal, especially a pig.
• fourneauThe chamber of a mine in which the powder is placed.
• LangelierA surname from French.
• LafargueA surname from French.
• radiodiffusionThe act of broadcasting by radio; transmission.
• DufauxA surname from French.
• DeCoteauA surname from French
• arpentA premetric French unit of length, having various official measures (from 58 to 72 meters).
• ChamounA surname from Arabic
• exergueA space beneath the main design on a coin or medal for the insertion of the date or other minor inscription.
• BahamA surname from French, common among Louisiana Creoles.
• oboleAn obsolete French coin.
• DesbiensA surname from French.
• AlepSynonym of Aleppo.
• alienistAn expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
• VesoulA commune in Haute-Saône department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
• razziaA plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.
• durativeOf or pertaining to duration.
• careneSynonym of carenum (“reduction of must or sweet wine in ancient European cuisine”).
• ratiocinationReasoning, conscious deliberate inference; the activity or process of reasoning.
• NigerienA person from Niger or of Nigerien descent.
• BurkinabeA person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.
• parfumerieSynonym of perfumery (“shop selling perfumes”).
• GamelinA surname from French
• chiconAn edible chicory bud.
• laguneDated spelling of lagoon.
• azoteNitrogen.
• ManseauA surname from French.
• gueuzeA Belgian beer made by blending young and old lambics and bottling them for a second fermentation.
• trioletAn eight-line poem whose rhyme scheme is ABaAabAB and whose lines are in iambic tetrameter.
• rempliHaving another tincture than its own covering the greater part.
• cachepotAn ornamental container for a flowerpot.
• blessureinjury
• TerrienA surname from French.
• chocolaterieA chocolate shop.
• GuerrantA surname from French.
• -a-Connective interfix used in forming compounds, often no longer carrying a distinct meaning.
• abaisséOf a charge, especially a fess: borne lower than usual.
• abaqueA nomogram.
• à basDown with.
• abatisA means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire.