Definition of Frnch
French (fr&ebreve;nch), a. [AS.
frencisc, LL. franciscus, from L. Francus a
Frank: cf. OF. franceis, franchois,
françois, F. français. See Frank,
a., and cf. Frankish.] 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 [French
(here used in sense of "foreign") + pie a magpie (in allusion
to its black and white color)] (Zoöl.), 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. Ure. -- French red
rouge. -- 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. Ure.
-- French window. See under
Window.
French, n. 1. The
language spoken in France.
2. Collectively, the people of
France.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The language of France and numerous other countries.
- the French: The people of France collectively.
- Vulgar language.
Excuse my French.
- Of or pertaining to France.
- Of or pertaining to the language of French.
- Speaker of a language of French (for example French Canadian)
- (transitive) To prepare food by cutting it into strips.
- (transitive) or (intransitive) To kiss while inserting the tongue into the other person's mouth.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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