Word origins

• RenardA surname.
• clapperOne who claps; a person who applauds by clapping the hands.
• setteeA long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.
• artesianOf a water supply, rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.
• retraceTo trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.
• lurchA sudden or unsteady movement.
• alleeA tree-lined avenue, often particularly one that is part of a landscaped garden.
• bombardA medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
• diableAn unglazed earthenware casserole dish.
• declarantA person who makes a formal declaration or statement
• improprietyThe condition of being improper.
• clavierThe keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.
• puristOf or pertaining to purism.
• kirA cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine.
• falconryThe sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks.
• HenrietteA female given name from French.
• promiscuityThe state or quality of being promiscuous.
• gallantrycourage.
• brazierA worker in brass; a brassworker.
• voleAny of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.
• VienneA town and commune of Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
• campagneA commune in Dordogne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
• anonymAn anonymous person.
• LalondeA surname from Norman, equivalent to English Woods.
• marmiteA rounded cooking pot of various designs, commonly pot-bellied, with or without tripod, handles, lid etc; originally earthenware but currently more commonly of cast iron or other metals.
• monogamyA form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings.
• flanA baked tart with a sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case.
• lungeA sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
• minuetA slow graceful dance consisting of a coupé, a high step, and a balance.
• ferriera ferryman
• oligarchyA government run by and for only a few, often the aristocracy, the wealthy, or their friends and associates.
• lexieA minimal unit of reading, such as a sentence or sentence fragment
• celadonA pale green colour, possibly tinted with gray.
• OccitanSomeone of the regional culture that speaks this language; an inhabitant of Occitania.
• volcanismAny of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles
• BryA commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
• gargantuanHuge; immense; tremendous.
• LangevinA surname from French.
• cacophonyA mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
• cuneiformHaving the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
• drollOddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
• grenadierA type of soldier, originally one who threw grenades, later a member of a company formed from the tallest men of the regiment; now specifically, a member of the Grenadier Guards of Canada and the United Kingdom.
• spinelAny of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.
• clairvoyanceThe power to see or perceive things, objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future.
• JeannineA female given name from French.
• couvertureChocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets; a covering of such chocolate.
• BellefontaineA village and commune of Vosges department, Grand Est, France.
• gratinThe top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself.
• galvanicOf or pertaining to galvanism; electric.
• BressonA surname from French
• toxoplasmosisA disease, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, that primarily affects felids, but also other mammals including humans.
• lianaA climbing woody vine, usually tropical.
• autorouteAn expressway, freeway, motorway or highway.
• sardineAny one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus, syn. Clupea pilchardus). The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden, and many canned sardines in America are sprats.
• parfaitA French parfait (parfait glacé), an iced dessert made with egg yolks, sugar, cream, and flavouring (usually fruit), sometimes with the addition of a liqueur.
• ComeauA surname from French.
• statuetteA small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.
• elanceTo throw like a lance; to hurl.
• verdunA 16th-century form of rapier.
• BernierA surname from French.
• grasseA commune and town in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
• LafleurA surname from French.
• LedouxA surname from French.
• LegendreA surname from French.
• deformableCapable of being reshaped.
• LapointeA surname from French.
• MartineauA surname from French.
• manoirA type of manor or country house.
• stipeThe stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc.
• stridentLoud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.
• canardA false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.
• chronometerA device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.
• detonateTo explode, blow up
• MapesA surname from French.
• emblematicServing as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type.
• fertilizeTo make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
• aliquotContained in the whole an integral number of times, a factor or divisor.
• bissonSandblind, purblind.
• vendSynonym of sell, (now especially) to sell through a vending machine.
• PiccardA surname from French.
• AubinA surname from French.
• domiciliaryA person who legally resides in a particular place.
• DaigleA surname from French.
• macaqueAny of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca.
• tanninTannic acid or any of its derivatives.
• AmiensThe capital city of the Somme department, Hauts-de-France region, France.
• suzetteA female given name from French.
• DeleuzeA surname from French
• chablisA variety of dry white wine from this region
• flambeauA burning torch, especially one carried in procession.
• LerouxA surname from French.
• LavoieA surname from French.
• AllaireA surname from French [in turn from Breton].
• recalcitrantMarked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
• fluenceFluency
• maisonetteA small house.
• LapierreA surname from French, equivalent to English Stone.
• futurA fiancé.
• kaolinA fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, papermaking, etc.
• DeMilleA surname from French.