Word origins

• BosseA surname.
• cahierA roll of sheets of paper put loosely together, especially one of the successive portions of a work printed in numbers.
• JetteA municipality of Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
• tigressA female tiger; a she-tiger.
• VenceA commune in the hills of the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
• ThibodeauA surname from French.
• minaretThe tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer).
• foliationThe process of forming into a leaf or leaves.
• heliotropeA plant with flowers which turn to face and follow the sun, such as (archaic) marigolds and sunflowers.
• ChouinardA surname from French.
• ergotAny fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
• LajoieA surname from French.
• cuvierFermenting room of a winery
• concordantAgreeing or harmonious; consistent (with).
• lisseTo relieve, mitigate, assuage (pain etc.).
• facetiousTreating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
• briardA sturdy, rough-coated French dog of an ancient breed from the Brie region of north-central France, traditionally used to herd and guard sheep.
• CistercianA member of a monastic order which follows the Benedictine rule and emphasizes silent contemplative prayer.
• HyacintheA surname from French.
• toupeeA wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man.
• tannicPertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin.
• antiphonA devotional chant; a piece of music sung responsively.
• vitriolicOf or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol.
• masseurA person (especially male) who performs massage.
• ParlerAn online social networking service.
• macronA short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long.
• BaillyA surname from French.
• monoblocA forging or casting made in a single piece, rather than being fabricated from components
• chenierAn area of scrub oak growing in an accumulation of alluvial soil in a stream, creek, bayou, marsh or river.
• existentialistA person who adheres to the philosophy of existentialism.
• antonymA word which has the opposite (averted or inverted) meaning of another word.
• nougatA mixture consisting of egg white and a sweetener, variously mixed with (in western Europe) almonds or (in eastern Europe) hazelnuts or (in US) used without nuts as a filler in candy bars.
• cahootsChiefly preceded by in: collaboration or collusion, chiefly for a nefarious reason.
• stroganoffA dish of sautéed pieces of beef served in a sauce with sour cream.
• SaintesA city in Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southeastern France, the former capital of the Saintonge province.
• strychnineA very toxic, colorless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide.
• reveilleThe sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.
• FolletteA surname from French.
• GirondeThe largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.
• martinetA strict disciplinarian.
• salatThe obligatory prayer that Muslims are called to perform five times a day and the second of the five pillars of Islam.
• positivistA believer in positivism.
• ouabainA poisonous cardiac glycoside, g-strophanthin, found in the seeds of certain lianas.
• PicardyA former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Hauts-de-France region.
• charetteA small two-wheeled cart; (historical) a chariot.
• clevesKleve (a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).
• RachidA male given name from French [in turn from Arabic], variant of Rashid.
• CarpentierA surname from French. (Carpenter)
• hommageA homage, especially something in an artwork which has been done in respectful imitation of another artist.
• telematicOf or pertaining to telematics.
• regaleA feast, a meal.
• historicityHistorical quality or authenticity based on fact.
• puritanismStrict and austere religious conduct.
• panneA lustrous finish applied to velvet and satin.
• ambassadeThe mission of an ambassador.
• detentThat which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch (stopping mechanism), pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.
• TrahanA surname from French.
• FavreauA surname from French.
• usineA West Indian sugar factory.
• parisonA spherical mass of glass, rolled immediately after being taken out of the furnace.
• CharestA surname from French.
• DesrosiersA surname from French.
• RodierA surname from French.
• TruaxA surname.
• PlatonA surname.
• redanA defensive fortification work in the shape of a V.
• bastideA mansion in Provence.
• AznavourA surname from French [in turn from Armenian].
• FochA variety of French red wine made with Maréchal Foch grapes.
• griotA West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet.
• prudeA person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.
• nonchalantCasually calm and relaxed.
• ammoniteAny of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.
• GuichardA surname from French.
• guyotA flat-topped seamount.
• ampouleA small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
• quadrilleA dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.
• NanterreA city in Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France, France.
• goddamAn English person, from the perspective of a French person or in the context of French history, originating during the Hundred Years' War.
• gelatinousJelly-like.
• centimetreAn SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm
• gendarmerieA military body charged with police duties among the civilian population.
• ParmenterA surname from French.
• emeticCausing nausea and vomiting.
• teerTo stir, as a calico-printer's sieve.
• armagnacA brandy made in the region of Armagnac.
• DelamereA village in Delamere and Oakmere parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5669).
• DashiellA surname.
• bostockStale brioche, spread with almond cream and sliced almonds and then baked
• CarnotA surname.
• confitAny of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation.
• ordonnanceThe disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole.
• propionicOf or pertaining to propionic acid or its derivatives; propanoic
• izardA Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica).
• BoisvertA surname from French.
• CourtoisA surname from French.
• ClouseauA surname from French.
• divorceeA divorced person.
• MalakoffA town and commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France.
• longueurA lengthy passage in a dramatic or literary work, especially a dull or tedious one; a period of boredom.