Word origins

• cossetteOne of the thin strips into which sugar beets are cut as part of the sugar-making process.
• marcelineA thin silk fabric used for linings etc. in hats and ladies' dresses.
• salmiA rich stew or ragout, especially of game.
• corbeilA decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.
• personifyTo be an example of; to have all the attributes of.
• euphonyA pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
• ForestierA surname from French.
• interventionismThe political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.
• epactthe time (number of days) by which a solar year exceeds twelve lunar months; it is used in the calculation of the date of Easter
• dolmanA long, loose garment with narrow sleeves and an opening in the front, generally worn by Turks.
• teintColour, tinge; tint.
• repechageA heat (as in rowing or fencing) in which the best competitors who have lost in a previous round compete for a place or places yet left in the next round.
• buskTo solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.
• gastropodAny member of a class of molluscs (Gastropoda) that includes snails, slugs, and limpets; univalve mollusc.
• pineauAn alcoholic drink made from unfermented grape juice and cognac.
• athameA ceremonial pointed knife or dagger, used especially in Wicca and other neopagan traditions and typically having a black handle with magical symbols on it.
• echinodermAn animal of the phylum Echinodermata, comprising radially symmetric, spiny-skinned marine animals including seastars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, crinoids, and sand dollars.
• debutantA person (especially a male) who débuts, or appears for the first time.
• tacheMoustache, mustache.
• monocoqueA structure design in which the frame and body are built as a single integrated structure.
• chaperonAn adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
• titrateTo ascertain the amount of a constituent in a solution (or other mixture) by measuring the volume of a known concentration (the "standard solution") needed to complete a reaction.
• defeatismAcceptance of defeat without struggle.
• baizeA thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.
• epizooticAn occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population of non-human animals at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.
• cappoSynonym of capote (“coat”).
• recriminationThe act of recriminating.
• TogoleseOf, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people.
• deputeTo assign (someone or something) to or for something.
• skiveTo avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
• keloidA hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.
• TwillingateA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• dirigibleA self-propelled airship that can be steered.
• agonizeTo writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
• sinusoidA curve having the shape of a sine wave.
• cariousHaving caries (bone or tooth decay); decayed, rotten.
• neutralisationThe act of neutralising.
• trunnionOne of the short stubby bearings on either side of a cannon; a pintle.
• amoureuxA lover; a romantic partner.
• recidivistOne who falls back into prior habits, especially criminal habits.
• avieemulously
• lowboyA low chest of drawers.
• trocarA pointed hollow cylindrical device used to make small incisions and surgically insert cannulas, etc., into body cavities, or to aspirate fluids.
• nappeThe profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a vertical drop.
• PatrieA surname from French.
• orogenyThe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.
• cansoA love song sung by a troubadour
• demoralizeTo destroy the morale of; to dishearten.
• renyA surname.
• trousseauThe clothes and linen, etc., that a bride collects or that is given to her for her wedding and married life, especially a traditional or formal set of these.
• caromA shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.
• transposerSomeone who transposes (in any sense).
• routierA French brigand of the 14th century.
• corallineOf, relating to or pertaining to or resembling red algae of the family Corallinaceae.
• ellagicOf or pertaining to gallnuts.
• chaufferA small, portable stove.
• fuseeSynonym of fusil, a light musket or firelock.
• cornelianAny of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Deudorix.
• voluteThe characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
• mutismThe inability to speak, be it from psychological or physical cause.
• craticRelating to counterions.
• depilatoryThat removes hair
• DubayA surname.
• orgueAny of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack.
• DeloriaA surname from French.
• mystificationThe act of mystifying or the condition of being mystified.
• AuberjonoisA surname from French.
• AveyronA department of Occitania, France. Capital: Rodez (INSEE code 12).
• renteIn France, interest payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc. that represent government indebtedness.
• assimilativeTending to, or characterized by, assimilation.
• percheronA breed of draught horse of a large, strong, usually dapple-grey type.
• BellairsA surname from French.
• MorgonA type of red wine from the Beaujolais region.
• cultivableCapable of being cultivated or farmed.
• guillocheA fine engraved pattern of spirals, intertwining bands, etc.
• ergosterolThe steroid precursor of vitamin D₂. It is found in cell membranes of fungi, and is their functional equivalent of cholesterol. It is also found in the membranes of some protists.
• carlineA woman; also, a hag or witch.
• houssA covering, usually of textile (or mail) and attached to a saddle; a saddlecloth.
• DismukesA surname from French.
• milordAn English nobleman, especially one traveling Europe in grand style; a wealthy British gentleman.
• declamationThe act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
• poufA headdress for women popular in 18th century France.
• insubordinateRebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious.
• apostilleA special certification established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.
• fasciculeAn installment of a printed work, a fascicle.
• sonorityThe property of being sonorous.
• protuberanceA bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.
• beguineA ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.
• demarkTo demarcate.
• trullA female prostitute or harlot.
• BobcaygeonA village in Verulam, Kawartha Lakes, Victoria, Ontario, Canada.
• puerDung (of dogs, fowls, etc) used in tanning, after applying lime, to soften skins.
• diphthongA complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
• binnacleThe wooden housing for a ship's compass, with its corrector magnets and illuminating arrangements.
• anglophileA person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England.
• FosheeA surname from French.
• soporificSomething inducing sleep, especially a drug.
• mixterA gender-neutral title (coordinate with Mr. and Ms.), used especially for genderqueer/non-binary people.
• intendantThe administrator of an opera house or theater.
• candeeA surname from French.