Word origins

• grande-duchesseA French grand duchess.
• grande finaleSynonym of big final.
• grande horizontaleA high-status prostitute; a courtesan.
• Grande IleAn island of Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, France, on the Ill River.
• Grande-IleAn island of Monteregie, Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River.
• grande madameSynonym of grande dame.
• Grand EstAn administrative region in northeastern France, created in 2016 by the fusion of Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne.
• Grande-TerreFrench Caribbean island, in the Leeward Islands, a dependency of the overseas department of Guadeloupe, French West Indies.
• Grand IsleA barrier island in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
• grand malA type of epilepsy where seizures are characterized as severe and involving spasms and unconsciousness.
• GrandonA surname.
• grand operaA genre of 19th-century opera characterized by large-scale casts and orchestras, and lavish and spectacular design and stage effects, normally with plots based on or around dramatic historic events.
• Grand OrientAn overarching group of associated Masonic lodges, led by a grandmaster.
• grand prixAn international motorsport race, especially one part of a Formula One series.
• grand seigneurtrue gentleman, dignified man
• Grand TetonThe highest mountain in the Teton Range in Teton County, Wyoming.
• Grand TurkA sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
• granulopexyThe fixation of granules circulating in the blood, most notably by the reticuloendothelial system.
• grasserieA nucleopolyhedroviral disease of silkworms.
• gratin dauphinoisA French dish based on potatoes and crème fraîche, from the Dauphiné region
• gratinéeSynonym of gratin.
• grattageThe scraping away of granulations (from an ulcer etc.) in order to stimulate healing.
• grattoirSynonym of endscraper.
• grecs du roiAn influential Greek miniscule typeface commissioned by King Francis I of France, cut by Claude Garamond based on the handwriting of Angelos Vergecios, and produced in three sizes.
• greviereA greave (leg armor).
• gribicheA mayonnaise-style cold egg sauce of French origin, made by emulsifying hard-boiled egg yolks and mustard with a neutral oil like canola or grapeseed.
• gringoléeOf e.g. the ends of a cross: terminating in snakes' heads.
• griotteA female griot.
• grisailleIn painting, a method of working which employs only varying values of gray to create form. Often a preliminary step in a fully colored painting.
• grisetteA (chiefly French) girl or young married woman of the lower class; especially, a young working-class woman of perceived easy morals.
• grisoutiteA type of safety explosive, made from nitroglycerine mixed with magnesium sulfate and sawdust, that could be used where firedamp was present
• grognardAn old soldier.
• grogramA strong, rough fabric made up of a mixture of silk, and mohair or wool.
• GrosclaudeA surname from French.
• GroseilliersA surname from French
• Gros MichelA triploid cultivar of banana, popular in the early 20th century, predominant in the marketplace, but wiped out as a commercial cultivar mid-20th century by Panama disease.
• GrosseteteA surname from French.
• grotesquerieAn instance of grotesqueness, a grotesque thing.
• groupusculeA small political group, especially of an extremist faction.
• guaiaberoA species of parrot (Bolbopsittacus lunulatus) endemic to the Philippines.
• Guebrea Zoroastrian
• gueltasA village in Morbihan department, Brittany, France.
• GuerberA surname from French.
• GueretteA surname from French.
• gueridonA small table supported by one or more columns, or sculptural human or mythological figures, often with a circular top.
• gueriteA projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of works, or the acute angles of bastions.
• guichetA small hatch or grill.
• GuilbeaultA surname from French
• GuilbeauxA surname from French.
• GuillelmiteSynonym of Williamite (“member of the Hermits of Saint William”).
• guillemetEither of the punctuation marks « or » (or ‹ or ›), used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as “ and ”.
• GuilletteA surname from French.
• GuillotinA surname from French
• GuillouardA surname from French.
• guimbardeA Jew's harp.
• guimpeGimp; a narrow flat braid or reinforced cord of fabric used for ornamental trimming.
• guinguetteA sort of outdoor tavern that once existed in the suburbs of Paris
• guipureA kind of bobbin lace that connects the motifs with bars or plaits rather than net or mesh.
• gymnosophistOne of a school of ancient Indian ascetic philosophers, reported in antiquity, who wore little clothing; a mystic.
• gyrovagueA wandering monk having no fixed monastery, as exemplified in the Rule of St. Benedict.
• habituéOne who frequents a place.
• hachereaua cleaver, similar to an ax but with a wider cutting edge
• hadalOf or relating to the deepest parts of the ocean.
• hanapA rich goblet, especially one used on state occasions.
• harfangsnowy owl
• HarkiAn Algerian Muslim who fought with the French during Algeria’s war of independence from 1954-1962; loosely, an Algerian Muslim who supported the French presence in Algeria.
• Harp IslandSynonym of Hao, an atoll in Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia.
• hauntologyA concept involving the return or persistence of elements from the social or cultural past.
• hausse-colA gorget (armor for the neck and/or upper chest).
• hautboisAny of a family of organ stops that contain reeds.
• haute bourgeoisieThe upper middle class in France.
• haute-contreThe highest of the male modal voices (i.e. not a countertenor); it is lower than the female contralto and higher than the tenor. Only specified as a seperate voice part in French Baroque repertoire.
• Haute-CorseA department of Corsica, France.
• haute coutureHigh fashion as produced in Paris and imitated in other fashion capitals such as New York, London, and Milan.
• haute cuisineElaborate or skillfully style or manner of preparing food, especially that of France.
• haute pieceSynonym of passguard, neck guard (plate on shoulder-armor to protect neck)
• Hautes-AlpesA department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Capital: Gap.
• haut goutA slight taint of decay, particularly in wild game meat, that used to be considered desirable; approximately, gaminess.
• Haut-RhinA department of Grand Est, France. Capital: Colmar.
• HébertismThe beliefs and policies of the Hébertists: advocating the dechristianization of France and extreme Terror.
• HébertistA member of a radical revolutionary political group that came to power during the Reign of Terror and played a significant role in the French Revolution.
• hecticityThe quality of being hectic (very busy with activity and confusion).
• hectogramAn SI unit of mass equal to 10² grams. Symbol: hg
• hectolitreA unit of volume or capacity equivalent to 100 litres. Symbol: hL
• HeliesA surname from Breton.
• hemistichAn approximate half-line of verse, separated from another by a caesura, often for dramatic effect.
• HenardA surname from French.
• HerardA surname from French.
• HéraultA department of Occitania, France. Capital: Montpellier (INSEE code 34).
• herbes de ProvenceA mixture of bay leaves, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
• heresiarchThe founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy.
• hersageThe dragging of a harrow over a field.
• hierarchizationThe act or result of hierarchizing; the establishment of a hierarchy.
• hierophanyA physical manifestation of the holy or sacred, serving as a spiritual eidolon for emulation or worship.
• HigonnetA surname from French
• HindiphoneHindi-speaking.
• hindouistHindu.
• hippomobileAn early automobile invented by Étienne Lenoir in 1863.
• HirsonA commune in Aisne department, Hauts-de-France, France.
• historietteSynonym of storiette /storyette (“short story or tale”).