French
Definition of French
Pronunciation:
frĕnch
prop. a.
1.
Of
or
pertaining
to
France
or
its
inhabitants
.
French bean
(Bot.)
the
common
kidney
bean
(
Phaseolus
vulgaris
).
French berry
(Bot.)
the
berry
of
a
species
of
buckthorn
(
Rhamnus
catharticus
),
which
affords
a
saffron
,
green
or
purple
pigment
.
French casement
(Arch.)
See
French
window
,
under
Window
.
French chalk
(Min.)
a
variety
of
granular
talc
; -
used
for
drawing
lines
on
cloth
,
etc
.
See
under
Chalk
.
French cowslip
(Bot.)
The
Primula
Auricula
.
See
Bear's-ear
.
French fake
(Naut.)
a
mode
of
coiling
a
rope
by
running
it
backward
and
forward
in
parallel
bends
,
so
that
it
may
run
freely
.
French honeysuckle
(Bot.)
a
plant
of
the
genus
Hedysarum
(
H
.
coronarium
); -
called
also
garland honeysuckle
.
French horn
a
metallic
wind
instrument
,
consisting
of
a
long
tube
twisted
into
circular
folds
and
gradually
expanding
from
the
mouthpiece
to
the
end
at
which
the
sound
issues
; -
called
in
France
cor de chasse
.
French leave
an
informal
,
hasty
,
or
secret
departure
;
esp
.,
the
leaving
a
place
without
paying
one
'
s
debts
.
French pie
(Zool.)
the
European
great
spotted
woodpecker
(
Dryobstes
major
); -
called
also
wood pie
.
French polish
a
-
A
preparation
for
the
surface
of
woodwork
,
consisting
of
gums
dissolved
in
alcohol
,
either
shellac
alone
,
or
shellac
with
other
gums
added
.
b
-
The
glossy
surface
produced
by
the
application
of
the
above
.
French purple
a
dyestuff
obtained
from
lichens
and
used
for
coloring
woolen
and
silken
fabrics
,
without
the
aid
of
mordants
.
French red
rouge
.
- Ure.
French rice
amelcorn
.
French roof
(Arch.)
a
modified
form
of
mansard
roof
having
a
nearly
flat
deck
for
the
upper
slope
.
French tub
a
dyer
'
s
mixture
of
protochloride
of
tin
and
logwood
; -
called
also
plum tub
.
French window
See
under
Window
.
- Ure.
prop. n.
1.
The
language
spoken
in
France
.
2.
Collectively
,
the
people
of
France
.
Related Words
France
,
French
Republic
,
Gallic
Word:
Browse
Freezing machine
Freezing mixture
Freezing point
Fregata
Fregatidae
Freieslebenite
Freight
Freight agent
Freight car
freight terminal
Freight train
Freightage
Freighter
Freightless
Freiherr
Frelte
Fremd
Fremescent
Fremitus
Fren
-French-
French bean
French berry
French casement
French chalk
French cowslip
French fake
french fries
French honeysuckle
French horn
French leave
French mullet
French pie
French polish
French purple
French red
French Republican calendar
French rice
French roof
French sash
French tub
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