Word origins

• coptA member of the Coptic Church.
• grotA grotto.
• fasciculeAn installment of a printed work, a fascicle.
• DubreuilA surname from French
• blousonA garment drawn tight at the waist with blousing hanging over the waistband; a blouse jacket.
• 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.
• degustationtasting, especially as a form of careful appreciation
• demarkTo demarcate.
• trullA female prostitute or harlot.
• fauvismAn artistic movement of the first decade of the 20th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors.
• moucheA soul patch, especially in a historical (pre-modern) context.
• recitA short story.
• villanelleA type of poem, consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes.
• platitudeAn often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
• demoiselleA damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.
• BobcaygeonA village in Verulam, Kawartha Lakes, Victoria, Ontario, Canada.
• shivareeTo serenade (a newly married couple) with the noisy banging of pots and pans.
• savatea form of French martial art that involves combinations of punching and kicking moves
• puerDung (of dogs, fowls, etc) used in tanning, after applying lime, to soften skins.
• panisseOne of a portion of chickpea fries (chips), made from a kind of chickpea polenta chilled, cut into slices, dredged in flour, and fried.
• diphthongA complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
• MalherbeA surname from French.
• couteauA knife; a dagger.
• baronneA French baroness.
• clouSomething which holds the greatest attention; the chief point of interest.
• plancherA floor made of wood.
• dispositifA part of a document that communicates the decisions taken by some organization or nation on a particular issue.
• ExocetA French antiship missile.
• LebonA surname from French.
• pericarpThe outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.
• alizarinA red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.
• RouchA surname from French, variant of Rouge.
• MarseillaiseThe French national anthem, La Marseillaise, with at least seven verses plus the chorus.
• robinetA chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs).
• lativepertaining to lative case
• cocottesmall casserole (pot) for individual portions, similar to a Dutch oven
• DeslauriersA surname from French.
• GodboutA surname from French.
• cabrioleA type of furniture leg used in certain ornate styles of furniture such as Queen Anne, having a double curve resembling the leg of an animal.
• PiatA surname from French.
• LemaitreA surname from French, equivalent to English Masters
• PolletA surname from French.
• irresoluteUndecided or unsure how to act.
• DreuxA commune in Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
• AngelleA surname from French.
• mesclunA mixture of small, young leaves as a salad
• AlcideA surname from French.
• effronteryInsolent and shameless audacity.
• tierceA third.
• ToupsA surname from French.
• binnacleThe wooden housing for a ship's compass, with its corrector magnets and illuminating arrangements.
• banlieueThe outskirts of a city, especially in France, inhabited chiefly by poor people living in tenement-style housing.
• anglophileA person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England.
• AurillacA prefecture of Cantal department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
• FosheeA surname from French.
• espadrilleA light shoe having an upper made of fabric and a sole of rope.
• RocqueA surname from French.
• IxellesA municipality of Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
• guidonA small pennant or banner carried by infantry soldiers to direct troop movement.
• SantyA diminutive name for Santa Claus.
• delaineA kind of mixed fabric previously used to make women's dresses.
• soporificSomething inducing sleep, especially a drug.
• mixterA gender-neutral title (coordinate with Mr. and Ms.), used especially for genderqueer/non-binary people.
• melodeonA type of reed organ with a single keyboard.
• intendantThe administrator of an opera house or theater.
• cinematographA camera that could develop its own film and served as its own projector.
• candeeA surname from French.
• caracalA type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.
• MichonA surname.
• RenierA surname from French.
• blondineA bleach that colors the hair blonde.
• cerclageThe use of a wire loop to hold fragments of a fractured bone together; or to prevent dilation of the cervix in the case of incompetent cervix.
• LorgeA surname from French.
• cullisA gutter in a roof.
• CachanA commune in Val-de-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
• quinzeAn old French card game of Spanish origin, players attempting to make fifteen points.
• AnnamA former colonial province of China, now part of Vietnam's present-day Tonkin.
• irreproachableFree from blame, not open to reproach or criticism; blameless.
• escaroleA subspecies or variety of broad-leaved endive (Cichorium endivia subsp. endivia, syn. Cichorium endivia var. latifolium), which is eaten as a vegetable.
• styletAn engraving tool, a stylus.
• caoutchoucLatex; natural rubber.
• estragonSynonym of tarragon
• chiffreA figure or motif (short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated).
• ballotinA small, elegant box (usually containing chocolates).
• violineAn emetocathartic alkaloid, of uncertain composition, obtained from violets.
• semblantOne's outward appearance.
• RoanneA commune in Loire department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
• conjunctureA combination of events or circumstances; a conjunction; a union.
• BellegardeA commune and village in Gard department, Occitania, France.
• PatenaudeA surname from French.
• maquillageMakeup, cosmetics, or its application, especially in theatrical or excessive use.
• NikoleA female given name.
• inapplicabilityThe state of being inapplicable.
• LabarreA surname from French.
• FoixA commune, the capital of Ariège department, Occitania, France.
• DuplantisA topographic surname from French.
• sobriquetA familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others) that is descriptive.
• ruelleThe space between the bed and the wall.