Word origins

• millilitreA unit of measure of capacity, equal to one thousandth of a litre. Symbol: mL or ml.
• DurlandA surname from French.
• puzzelA harlot; a hussy.
• deifyTo make into a god.
• usagerOne who has the use of anything held in trust for another.
• TurkoA native Algerian infantrymans in the French army during the Crimean War.
• KreyA surname.
• suzerainA dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy.
• conniveTo secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire.
• bejanA freshman at various Scottish and continental universities.
• shareeA person with whom something is shared.
• AlidA descendant of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, the fourth caliph and the first Shi'ite Imam.
• interrobangThe nonstandard punctuation mark ⟨‽⟩ (a combination of ⟨?⟩ and ⟨!⟩), which may be used at the end of a sentence to express excitement or disbelief, or to indicate that it is a rhetorical question.
• flaneurOne who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace. One who walks to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere.
• lacisA type of lace consisting of patterns darned on to net.
• bayadereA female dancer.
• futter(obsolete) To fuck.
• xebecA small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern.
• bijouterieSmall articles of jewellery, trinkets, etc.
• pasteurisationHeat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.
• arterioleOne of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries.
• derailerOne who, or that which, derails.
• onomasticsThe branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names.
• JelleyA surname from French.
• reglementregulation
• plantagePlants, vegetation; specifically, the planting or cultivation of plants.
• coquetryCoquettish behaviour; actions designed to excite erotic attention, without intending to reciprocate such feelings (chiefly of women towards men); flirtatious teasing.
• reconnoitreTo perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.
• reconnoiterTo perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.
• tallboyA tall chest of drawers, or combination of chest on chest, or chest with a small wardrobe on top. Usually with low bracket feet but always resulting in a tall piece of furniture.
• assegaiA slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa.
• luthernA dormer-window.
• telluricPertaining to the Earth, earthly.
• ecurieA stable.
• outremerAn area beyond the sea.
• batardA loaf of bread similar in shape to a baguette, but shorter (15 to 30 cm / 6 to 12 inches in length).
• TrebizondFormer name of Trabzon.
• socleA low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.
• vacherA keeper of stock or cattle; a herdsman.
• bossieA small bush.
• CollasA surname from French.
• ForgeyA surname.
• guichePerineum.
• PicotteA surname from French.
• irreligionThe state of being irreligious; irreligious sentiment or thought.
• decolleteHaving a low-cut neckline.
• OuimetteA surname from French.
• caffeicof, or pertaining to coffee or caffeic acid
• KeeseeA surname from French.
• pistoletA small pistol.
• acephalousHaving no head.
• pornographA pornographer.
• inaptNot apt.
• DishongA surname from French.
• FillonA surname from French.
• complaisantCompliant.
• LuxembourgeoisSynonym of Luxembourgish.
• capillarityThe interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.
• LosoA surname from French.
• joviallyUnder the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter.
• deployantOf the clasp of a wristwatch: having an expanding metal mechanism used for fitting the two ends of the strap together.
• deanerA shilling.
• annelidAny of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech.
• visitantOne who visits; a guest; a visitor.
• telemeterAny measuring device used in telemetry.
• varanThe monitor lizard.
• calomelMercurous chloride Hg₂Cl₂, formerly used as a laxative and disinfectant and to treat syphilis.
• BuysseA surname from French.
• refectionMental or spiritual refreshment.
• lavementA washing, a bathing.
• tuttyA powdered form of impure zinc oxide used for polishing.
• colzaOilseed rape (Brassica napus), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil, valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes.
• pulverizationThe act of pulverizing.
• CampauA surname from French.
• bonzerRemarkable; wonderful; excellent; terrific.
• maltreatTo treat badly, to abuse.
• DudelangeA municipality with city status of Esch-sur-Alzette canton, in southern Luxembourg.
• SovineA surname from French.
• GuyenneA former duchy in the kingdom of France, covering northern Aquitaine.
• BroceA surname from French.
• peroneThe fibula.
• pruderyThe condition of being prudish; prudishness
• solidaryHaving community of interests and responsibilities; showing solidarity.
• malacologyThe study of molluscs.
• buglossAny of several plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae.
• hauterHigher or better.
• TebowA surname from French, equivalent to English Theobald.
• fraternizeTo associate with others in a brotherly or friendly manner.
• ParrowA surname from French.
• abaisseA thin undercrust of pastry.
• ABAKOA cultural and political organization from the 1950s opposed to Belgian colonial rule in what later became the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• Abitibi-OuestA regional county municipality of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.
• Abitibi-TémiscamingueAn administrative region of Quebec, Canada.
• abomineTo abominate.
• abrasin oilAn oil from the tung tree that is used in paints and varnishes; tung oil.
• abstentionismA policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one's vote or other participation with regard to some aspect of the political process.
• -acOne affected with.
• acclimatationAcclimatization.
• acharnementSavage fierceness; ferocity.
• acheeA surname from French.