English words from French
- lieu-ditIn France, the smallest piece of land which has a traditional vineyard name assigned to it.
- lieu jauneEuropean pollock.
- life-affirmingHaving a positive and uplifting effect.
- ligne claireA style of drawing focusing on strong, clear shapes and bold coloring without hatching or shading; typically featuring cartoonish characters against realistic backgrounds.
- lignelAny of the lines along the edge of a voxel, connecting its corners or pointels.
- Ligue 1The highest division of professional football in France.
- LillebonneA commune of Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France.
- limaceA slug (mollusk).
- limaçonA plane curve with polar equation ρ=a+b, sin ,θ or ρ=a+b, cos ,θ, of which the cardioid is a special case.
- limailleBits of waste metal mixed with bone, dust, etc.; lemel.
- LimatA surname from French.
- limbatA periodic cooling wind in Cyprus, blowing from the northwest.
- limitropheBorder, frontier; being or existing along a border or frontier.
- limonadeA still (non-carbonated), typically homemade or fresh-squeezed drink made of water, lemon juice, and sweetener.
- LimoursA city in Essonne department, France.
- limpidityThe property of being limpid.
- lineicOf or pertaining to length; especially used to describe a measurement per unit length.
- lingelA shoemaker's thread rubbed with beeswax.
- lingetSynonym of ingot.
- lingotAn ingot.
- liseuseA medium-sized writing table with a small hinged panel in the middle that springs up by the aid of a mechanism or may be propped at an angle to facilitate reading or writing.
- LisonA surname.
- lissoirA prehistoric tool, made of bone or wood, used to soften leather.
- LitalienA surname from French.
- lit de justiceA special parliamentary session headed by the king in pre-Revolutionary France, where royal edicts could be forcibly registered.
- lithofracteurAn explosive material composed mostly of nitroglycerine. It was made in Germany in the 19th century, used in the mining industry and has since become obsolete.
- litterateurA person engaged in various literary works: literary critic, essayist, writer.
- Little RockThe capital city of Arkansas, United States, and county seat of Pulaski County.
- livre tournoisOne of numerous currencies used in France in the Middle Ages.
- LodèveA town and commune of Hérault department, Occitania, France.
- -logic-logical
- logistic curveAn S-shaped curve that models the growth of many ecosystems.
- logistic functionA function, the result of the division of two exponential functions, that gives rise to the logistic curve.
- -logyA branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.
- LoméThe capital city of Togo.
- longeronA thin strip of wood or metal, to which the skin of an aircraft is fastened.
- longieA Manx cat with a relatively long tail.
- Long SaultA rapids in the Ottawa, Quebec, Canada.
- long scaleA system of numeric names in which every new term with -illion greater than million is 1,000,000 times the previous term (e.g. a billion is a million million).
- LongueilA placename of several locations in France
- LongueuilloisA citizen, denizen, or person from Longueuil
- longue-vueA ship's navigational monocular spyglass telescope
- loogarooA creature of Caribbean mythology similar to a vampire or werewolf.
- looshA term in contemporary metaphysics indicating psychic energy generated by living beings, including by way of trauma, upon which other entities feed or acquire strength.
- LorangA surname from French.
- lorgnetteAn opera glass with a handle.
- lorgnonlorgnette, opera glass
- L'OrignalA village in Champlain township, the county seat of United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada.
- LoriolA surname from French.
- LormandA surname from French.
- Lorp-SentarailleA village in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
- LorsonA surname from French.
- louageSynonym of shared taxi.
- loucheOf questionable taste or morality; decadent.
- LouchetA surname from French.
- LoucheuxSynonym of Gwich'in.
- louis d'orAny of the gold coins first introduced in France under Louis XIII in 1640, based upon the Spanish doubloon.
- LouisianeseOf or pertaining to Louisiana or its people; Louisianian.
- LouisjeanA surname from French.
- Louis-QuatorzeCharacteristic of the reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715) in architecture and decoration.
- Louis-SeizeCharacteristic of the reign of Louis XVI (1774-92) in architecture and decoration.
- loup-cervierThe Canada lynx.
- loup-garouA werewolf.
- Louvain-la-NeuveCity in Belgium, situated in the province of Walloon Brabant.
- lowablePermissible or commendable .
- loxodromicPertaining to motion at a constant angle to the meridians; on a set compass bearing.
- lozengyDivided into or composed of rhombuses (lozenges).
- LozèreA department of Occitania, France. Capital: Mende (INSEE code 48).
- LozonA surname from French.
- lucarneA dormer-window.
- lucernA lamp.
- lunelA type of sweet muscat wine.
- lunuleAnything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula or lune.
- LuquetteA surname from French.
- lustringA glossy silk fabric; lutestring.
- lutestringA plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and for ribbon.
- lycéeA public secondary school in France.
- lycopodelycopodium powder (an inflammable yellow powder found in species of lycopodium, or club moss).
- LyoneseOf or relating to Lyon.
- lyophilea lyophilic substance
- lyophobeA lyophobic substance.
- m.A gender-neutral honorific, comparable to Mx., used instead of Mr., Mrs., etc.
- MabillardA surname from French.
- macacoA macaque, or similar monkey.
- macaronAny of various confections made with almond and egg white, traditionally made in France.
- macaronageThe step in making macarons where the wet and dry ingredients are carefully folded together.
- MacaryA surname from Occitan.
- macedoineA mixture of diced vegetables or fruit served as a salad.
- macédoineA type of dish containing a mixture of many types of fruits, or many types of vegetables.
- mâcheValerianella locusta, a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae often cultivated as a salad green or herb.
- MacheretA surname from French.
- machicoulisA machicolation.
- macleChiastolite; so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross-section.
- MâconA city and commune, the prefecture of Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
- MacquaireA surname from French.
- macraméA form of decorative textile made by knotting and weaving.
- maderizeTo oxidize.
- madragueA large fish pound used for the capture of tuna in the Mediterranean, now a forbidden practice in places.
- madreporeA coral of the genus Madrepora or of the order Madreporaria.
- madrierA plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is applied to anything intended to be broken down.