Word origins

• HoarauA surname from French.
• pachyteneThe third stage of prophase 1 of meiosis, during which the chromosomes shorten and divide into four chromatids.
• khediveThe title of the hereditary monarch of Egypt from 1805–1914, nominally ruling as a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey.
• trichomeA hair- or scale-like extension of the epidermis of a plant.
• disinterTo take out of the grave or tomb.
• DucoteA surname from French.
• KeeseeA surname from French.
• pistoletA small pistol.
• ambuscadeAn ambush; a trap laid for an enemy.
• LabrancheA surname from French.
• morionA kind of open brimmed helmet used by footsoldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no visor or bevor.
• plastronThe nearly flat part of the shell structure of a tortoise or other animal, similar in composition to the carapace.
• indeterminismThe doctrine that all human actions are not so much determined by the preceding events, conditions, causes or karma as by deliberate choice or free will.
• acephalousHaving no head.
• GuillardA surname from French [in turn from Proto-Germanic].
• oleaginousOily, greasy.
• DelagrangeA surname from French.
• addaxA large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert.
• OrgeronA surname from French.
• virementThe transfer of a surplus from one account to cover a deficit in another.
• douarA camp or village of tents in a North African country.
• pornographA pornographer.
• inaptNot apt.
• BeaumierA surname from French.
• beziqueA trick-taking card game for two players.
• DishongA surname from French.
• barriqueA barrel or cask of varying capacity, very roughly 200 litres.
• FillonA surname from French.
• brumeMist, fog, vapour.
• complaisantCompliant.
• LeclereA surname from French.
• KrivineA surname from French.
• DegrangeA surname from French.
• LuxembourgeoisSynonym of Luxembourgish.
• capillarityThe interaction between the surfaces of a solid and liquid in contact that distorts the normal geometry of the liquid surface; especially the rise or fall of a liquid in a fine tube.
• brochetteA small skewer or spit on which small pieces of meat, fish or vegetables are roasted or broiled.
• LangresA soft, pungent cow's-milk cheese with a washed rind, from the Langres region of France.
• DouvilleA surname from French.
• vitrailA stained glass window.
• QuennevilleA surname from French.
• doleriteA type of fine-grained basaltic rock.
• LosoA surname from French.
• doyenneA female doyen.
• joviallyUnder the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter.
• MilotA town in northwestern Albania, located just south of the left bank of the river Mat near the Zogu Bridge below the western slope of the Mali e Sukës; it is the seat of its eponymous municipal unit.
• torchonA coarse, loose-textured bobbin lace.
• SaintongeA former province of France, whose capital was Saintes; now part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• deployantOf the clasp of a wristwatch: having an expanding metal mechanism used for fitting the two ends of the strap together.
• concubinageThe state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married.
• salpAny of the free-swimming tunicates of the order Salpida and its single family Salpidae.
• LesieurA surname from French.
• pedaloA small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation.
• rentierAn individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments.
• ValiquetteA surname from French.
• eclosionThe emergence of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the egg.
• desmanEither of two species, Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus, of aquatic or semiaquatic insectivore of the mole family, Talpidae, found in Europe.
• PellandA surname from French.
• CrepeauA surname.
• LacailleA surname from French.
• JacmelA port town, commune, and capital of Sud-Est department, Haiti.
• deanerA shilling.
• HauryA surname from French.
• exigenceExigency.
• GuilbeauA surname from French.
• CazauxA village in Ariège department, France.
• manchetteAn ornamental trimming round the lower part of a sleeve, or a ruffle (of hair, etc.) of similar appearance.
• taximeterA device installed in a taxicab that calculates the fare based upon distance travelled and waiting time.
• DesaulniersA surname from French.
• picoteeA flower (such as a carnation) whose margin is a different colour from the flower's basic colour.
• TourcoingA city and commune of Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
• directoirePertaining to a style of dress common during this period, characterised by extravagant, Classically-inspired designs.
• PelissierA surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
• bletTo undergo or cause to undergo bletting, a fermentation process in certain fruit beyond ripening.
• FronsacA red wine from the Bordeaux region.
• LabineA surname from French.
• AubleA surname from French.
• stereA measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic metre.
• annelidAny of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech.
• rouetA flutter wheel.
• visitantOne who visits; a guest; a visitor.
• mirepoixA combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.
• MorainA surname from French.
• telemeterAny measuring device used in telemetry.
• colorificThat produces colored precipitates
• PaganelliA surname from Italian.
• chancreSkin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases such as syphilis.
• pariesThe wall of any cavity or organ.
• proposantA theological student who performs religious functions and is a candidate for the ministry.
• petitgrainAn essential oil that is extracted from the green twigs of the bitter orange plant.
• varanThe monitor lizard.
• mazarsA surname from French.
• impermeabilitythe quality of being impermeable
• calomelMercurous chloride Hg₂Cl₂, formerly used as a laxative and disinfectant and to treat syphilis.
• cimierThe crest of a helmet.
• BuysseA surname from French.
• BadeauA surname from French.
• GermondA surname from French.
• refectionMental or spiritual refreshment.
• RougeauA surname from French.
• tournayA village in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania.