Word origins

• DelageA surname from French.
• burinA chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver.
• coiffureHairstyle.
• brassardAn item of plate armor that protects the arm.
• alimentFood.
• ignominyGreat dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
• SfaxA city in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia.
• congenerA plant or animal of the same taxonomic genus as another.
• DuplessisA surname from French
• ValjeanA surname from French.
• LareauA surname from French.
• poseurOne who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
• brazeTo cover with brass, or as with brass.
• MontreuilA commune in Seine-Saint-Denis Department, Île-de-France, France.
• TanguyA surname from French [in turn from Breton].
• intussusceptionThe invagination of one portion of a tubular anatomical structure (especially intestines or blood vessels) within the next.
• megalomaniaA psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
• graphologyThe study of handwriting, especially as a means of analyzing a person's character.
• pantographA mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid.
• LapineA surname.
• hypochondriacRelated to, or affected by hypochondria.
• FilionA surname from French.
• musherOne who drives a dogsled over ice and snow; specifically, one who participates in a dogsled race.
• tirageThe drawing of wine from its barrel.
• flagellationBeating, or an instance of beating, consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging.
• plancheA position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.
• bokoThe nose.
• enceintePregnant.
• capitaineA captain.
• aconiteThe herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.
• PouliotA surname.
• pachydermA member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir.
• morceauA small bit; a morsel or snippet.
• tigeA steel pin in early rifles.
• culottesA type of loose shorts which look like a skirt; a divided skirt.
• aeronautA person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
• CharleboisA surname from French.
• ratatouilleA traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting primarily of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant.
• limpidClear, transparent or bright.
• polarizeTo cause to have a polarization.
• statuesqueResembling or characteristic of a statue.
• factureThe act or manner of making or doing anything, especially of a literary, musical, or pictorial production.
• grippeInfluenza, the flu.
• naphtholEither of two isomeric phenols derived from naphthalene; they are used in the preparation of dyes and many other compounds
• CollenA surname originating as a patronymic.
• lubricityDegree of ability to lubricate.
• ThibeaultA surname from French.
• carlockA sort of Russian isinglass, made from the air bladder of the sturgeon. Among its uses is clarifying wine, restoration, and making gelatin.
• piotA surname.
• minitelA Minitel terminal
• CastresA commune in Aisne department, Hauts-de-France, France.
• bouchonA piece of tubing forming the pivot holes in watch and clock plates.
• SancerreA French wine from Sancerre.
• carpelA constituent part of a flower pistil: the female reproductive organs in a flower. A carpel is composed of an ovary, a style, and a stigma, although some flowers have carpels without a distinct style. In origin, carpels are leaves (megasporophylls) that have evolved to enclose the ovules. A pistil may be composed of a single carpel or of several carpels fused together.
• syndicalismControl of both industry and government by labor unions, especially as achieved through revolutionary direct action; advocacy for attempts to bring it about.
• exploiterOne who exploits.
• LabbeA surname from French.
• lullyWet or drying linen.
• GingrasA surname from French.
• DesmaraisA surname from French, equivalent to English Marsh.
• RigaudA surname from French.
• aspicA meat or fish jelly.
• JacquotA surname from French.
• VerdierA surname from French.
• JarboeA surname from French.
• BelisleA surname from French.
• GuionA surname from French.
• ragouta stew of meat and vegetables mixed together
• loretteA woman of low morals, especially associated with the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette district of Paris.
• orvalA sage, of species Salvia viridis.
• EloiA group of people who have been domesticated or intentionally dumbed down.
• pterodactylA pterosaur of the genus Pterodactylus.
• AounA surname from Arabic.
• LatouretteA surname from French.
• avertissementA warning; used to indicate a minor rule infraction by one of the fencers
• cossetteOne of the thin strips into which sugar beets are cut as part of the sugar-making process.
• osierA willow, of species Salix viminalis, growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America, considered the best willow for wickerwork.
• marcelineA thin silk fabric used for linings etc. in hats and ladies' dresses.
• BeaupreA surname from French.
• AbenakiA member of an Algonquian First People from northeastern North America, mainly Maine and Quebec.
• balconA surname.
• pulsionThe act of driving forward; propulsion.
• LarriveeA surname from French.
• dramaturgyThe art of dramatic composition for the stage.
• FrechetteA surname from French.
• supermotardA vehicle used in supermoto, an off-road motorcycle equipped with tyres and rims designed for road racing.
• 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.
• casqueA helmet.
• PlamondonA surname from French.
• RobarA surname.
• quatrainA poem in four lines.
• PigalleA neighbourhood of Paris, France.
• euphonyA pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
• ForestierA surname from French.
• alexandersAny of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.
• 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
• DemorestA surname from French.