Word origins

• crêpe suzetteA dessert comprising a crêpe (pancake) topped with caramel and orange sauce and Grand Marnier, then flambéed.
• crepierA person who makes crepes, a proprietor of a creperie.
• crepiereAn appliance used to make crepes.
• crépinetteA small, round, flattened sausage, shaped like a patty, made from minced or ground meat or even from truffles, and wrapped in caul fat. They are usually cooked with an outer coating of bread and sautéed in butter.
• creponA thin fabric made from silk or fine wool
• CrequeA surname from French.
• créquierA highly stylized tree of seven (less commonly, five) symmetrical branches, typically also depicted fruited, typically identified in English and French heraldic works as a wild cherry or wild plum.
• cresselleA wooden rattle formerly used as a substitute for a bell in the Roman Catholic church.
• crestmarineThe plant rock samphire.
• CréteilA city and commune of the department of Val-de-Marne, region of Île-de-France, France.
• cretonA spreadable paste made from pork fat, ground pork trimmings, onions.
• cretonnadeA meat paste similar to cretons, but made with a meat other than pork.
• cretonneA strong, heavy fabric of cotton, linen or rayon, used to make curtains and upholstery.
• Creve CoeurA village in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
• crevetteA shrimp.
• cribbleA coarse sieve or screen.
• cri de coeurAn impassioned outcry, appeal, protest or entreaty.
• cri du chat syndromeA rare genetic disorder identified by the catlike cry of the infant, caused by an absence of some genetic material on the fifth chromosome.
• crime passionnelA crime of passion, especially a murder committed from motives of jealousy.
• croisadeA crusade; a holy war.
• croiseA pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross, i.e. a Christian crusader.
• croiséAn action in which one fencer forces the opponent’s blade into the high or low line on the same side, by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade
• croissanterieA shop that sells croissants.
• crokinoleA game, popular in Canada, in which wooden discs are flicked towards the centre of a circular board.
• cromornaA type of organ reed stop, sounding a tone resembling that of the oboe.
• croquanteA kind of crisp-textured cake.
• croque-madameA croque-monsieur with a fried egg on top.
• croquemboucheA French dessert made by piling profiteroles and other crunchy sweets in a tall shape, then pouring caramel over them to hold them in place.
• croque-monsieurA hot grilled ham and cheese sandwich, originating from France.
• crosneA vegetable, of species Stachys affinis; a Chinese artichoke.
• crossetteA return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window.
• crotalA crotalum, a type of clapper used in Ancient Greece.
• crotaleA percussion instrument of archaic origin, resembling a metal castanet or cymbal.
• CrotteauA surname from French.
• crottinA kind of small goat cheese.
• croupadeA leap in which the horse pulls its hind legs up towards the belly.
• croupiereSynonym of crupper (“armor for a horse's buttocks”).
• croustadeAn edible container (often of pastry) filled with a savoury food
• crowbillA kind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc., from wounds.
• cruditéA crispy raw vegetable; an individual piece of crudités.
• cruditésRaw vegetables often served as an appetizer before a main dish; sometimes including fruits.
• cruelsswelling in the lymph glands of neck, caused by scrofula
• cruisieAn oil-burning lamp.
• cryptomnesiaThe phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience; (countable) an instance of this. Contrast cryptaesthesia.
• crystalleryThe manufacture of crystal.
• cubageA cubic measurement.
• cubitiereThe part of a suit of armor that protects the elbow; an elbow plate; an elbow guard.
• cueilletteA subdivision of the parish of Saint Ouen, corresponding to a vingtaine in other parishes.
• CuenodA surname from French.
• cuirasseThe armour-like crust that forms upon the exposure of a lateritic soil profile.
• cuirassementThe process in which cuirasse is formed.
• cuirassierA cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).
• cuisinierA cook or chef, especially in French contexts.
• cuisseDefensive armour (especially of plate) for the thigh.
• cul-de-fourA sort of low spherical vault, oven-like.
• cul-de-sacA blind alley or dead end street.
• culminantbeing vertical, or at the highest point of altitude
• culpeblameworthiness; fault
• culte du moiThe cult of the ego; ego worship.
• cultivageThe art or act of cultivating; cultivation.
• cultural arbitraryarbitrary cultural constructions and beliefs that exist in the unconscious of an individual belonging to a culture
• cultural capitalThe social assets of a person, such as education, intellect, style of speech or dress, etc. that promote social mobility.
• cunetteA trench dug in a moat to allow for drainage, or as an extra obstacle for attackers.
• cupelA small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.
• curry favorTo seek to gain favor by flattery or attention.
• curtalA variety of short-barrelled cannon.
• CussacA surname from French.
• custodeA custodian.
• cuttoeA large knife or small sword.
• cuvéeWine produced from a mixture of several grape varieties.
• CuvierianOf or relating to Georges Cuvier (1769–1832), French naturalist and zoologist.
• cymeA “head” (of unexpanded leaves, etc.); an opening bud.
• cynismcynicism
• dacquoiseA dessert cake made with layers of almond and hazelnut meringue and whipped cream or buttercream, typically served chilled with fruit.
• -dactyldigits
• DadouA right tributary of the Agout in Occitania, France.
• DageletSynonym of Ulleungdo: An island of Ulleung, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
• DagornA surname from French.
• DaigreA surname from French.
• DaillencourtA surname from French.
• DakaroisA person from Dakar.
• D'AlembertA surname from French
• damasséA fabric which is woven figured like damask.
• damassinA kind of modified damask or brocade, having flowered patterns in gold or silver thread.
• dame de compagnieA woman's paid female companion.
• d'AmourA surname from French.
• damsel in distressA young woman perceived as being helpless in a dangerous situation and requiring rescue.
• DanaultA surname from French.
• dancettéDeeply indented; having large teeth.
• Danco CoastA coastal region of Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
• Danco IslandAn island of Antarctica.
• DandjinouA surname
• dangerosityThe quality of being dangerous.
• Dannebrog IslandsAn island group of Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica.
• danse macabreA conventional subject in art, literature and drama, or a particular work in that style, in which death (in the form of a putrid corpse, skeleton, the Grim Reaper, etc) is shown leading people to the grave.
• danseurA male ballet dancer.
• danseur nobleA male ballet dancer who projected great nobility of character.
• DantinA surname from French.
• d'AnversA surname from French.
• darioleA dessert consisting of puff pastry filled with almond cream, baked in an oven.