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| Iris | Iris a genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are examples. See Illust. of Flower-de-luce — Webster Dictionary |
| Gros | Gros a heavy silk with a dull finish; as, gros de Naples; gros de Tours — Webster Dictionary |
| grasshopper | grasshopper a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao) — Princeton's WordNet |
| De facto | De facto actually; in fact; in reality; as, a king de facto, -- distinguished from a king de jure, or by right — Webster Dictionary |
| grasshopper | grasshopper A cocktail made with cru00E8me de menthe and optionally with creme de cacao. — Wiktionary |
| Hieronymus | Hieronymus Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome. — Wiktionary |
| latitudinarianism | latitudinarianism The latitudinarian position, that de re attitudes are merely a special case of de dicto attitudes — Wiktionary |
| Jeronymite | Jeronymite one belonging of the mediaeval religious orders called Hermits of St. Jerome — Webster Dictionary |
| Quixote | Quixote Don Quixote, the eponymous hero of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes — Wiktionary |
| Nagorno-Karabakh | Nagorno-Karabakh A landlocked region in South Caucasus. De facto governed by Armenian populated independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, with capital city Stepanakert. De jure a breakaway region of Azerbaijan. — Wiktionary |
| Vulgate | Vulgate the Latin translation of the Bible (from Hebrew and Greek) made by Saint Jerome — Wiktionary |
| vulgate | Vulgate the Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century; as revised in 1592 it was adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church — Princeton's WordNet |
| Hieronymite | Hieronymite A member of any of various mediaeval congregations of hermits named after St. Jerome. — Wiktionary |
| Jeronymite | Jeronymite A member of any of various mediaeval congregations of hermits named after St. Jerome. — Wiktionary |
| Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | Nagorno-Karabakh Republic A de facto independent, Armenian populated republic located in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the South Caucasus, between Armenia and Azerbaijan. De jure considered a breakaway region of Azerbaijan. Population: 138,800; language: Armenian; capital: Stepanakert. — Wiktionary |
| metopomancy | metopomancy divination by interpreting the facial lines and wrinkles, especially the forehead. It was developed by 16th century astrologer and physician Jerome Cardan. — Wiktionary |
| bothrops | Bothrops, genus Bothrops fer-de-lance — Princeton's WordNet |
| genus bothrops | Bothrops, genus Bothrops fer-de-lance — Princeton's WordNet |
| balzacian | Balzacian of or relating to Honore de Balzac or his writings — Princeton's WordNet |
| carioca | Carioca a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro — Princeton's WordNet |
| De- | De- a prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it is equivalent to Latin dis-apart, away; or sometimes to de. Cf. Dis-. It is negative and opposite in derange, deform, destroy, etc. It is intensive in deprave, despoil, declare, desolate, etc — Webster Dictionary |
| Fleurs-de-lis | Fleurs-de-lis of Fleur-de-lis — Webster Dictionary |
| Felos-de-se | Felos-de-se of Felo-de-se — Webster Dictionary |
| Iris | Iris see Fleur-de-lis, 2 — Webster Dictionary |
| Tetes-de-pont | Tetes-de-pont of Tete-de-pont — Webster Dictionary |
| Traphole | Traphole see Trou-de-loup — Webster Dictionary |
| Trous-de-loup | Trous-de-loup of Trou-de-loup — Webster Dictionary |
| Cobra | Cobra the cobra de capello — Webster Dictionary |
| Aids-de-camp | Aids-de-camp of Aid-de-camp — Webster Dictionary |
| Autos-de-fe | Autos-de-fe of Auto-de-fe — Webster Dictionary |
| Cartes de visite | Cartes de visite of Carte de visite — Webster Dictionary |
| Chevaux-de-frise | Chevaux-de-frise of Cheval-de-frise — Webster Dictionary |
| Culs-de-sac | Culs-de-sac of Cul-de-sac — Webster Dictionary |
| calcium chloride | calcium chloride a deliquescent salt; used in de-icing and as a drying agent — Princeton's WordNet |
| Carte | Carte short for Carte de visite — Webster Dictionary |
| Fleur-de-lis | Fleur-de-lis the iris. See Flower-de-luce — Webster Dictionary |
| mayenne | Mayenne a department of northwestern France in the Pays de la Loire region — Princeton's WordNet |
| parana | Parana, Parana River a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata — Princeton's WordNet |
| finial | finial an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis — Princeton's WordNet |
| parana river | Parana, Parana River a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata — Princeton's WordNet |
| sao goncalo | Sao Goncalo an industrial city in southeastern Brazil across the bay from Rio de Janeiro — Princeton's WordNet |
| sao joao de meriti | Sao Joao de Meriti a city in southeastern Brazil that is a residential suburb of Rio de Janeiro — Princeton's WordNet |
| danu | Danu, Dana Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don — Princeton's WordNet |
| dana | Danu, Dana Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don — Princeton's WordNet |
| fleur | fleur A fleur-de-lys. — Wiktionary |
| DM | DM De Morgan's law — Wiktionary |
| Complute | Complute Alcalu00E1 de Henares — Wiktionary |
| father of the church | Church Father, Father of the Church, Father (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom — Princeton's WordNet |
| father | Church Father, Father of the Church, Father (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom — Princeton's WordNet |
| church father | Church Father, Father of the Church, Father (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom — Princeton's WordNet |
| Suicide | Suicide one guilty of self-murder; a felo-de-se — Webster Dictionary |
| Sutural | Sutural taking place at a suture; as, a sutural de/iscence — Webster Dictionary |
| adagio | adagio a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers — Princeton's WordNet |
| rostand | Rostand, Edmond Rostand French dramatist and poet whose play immortalized Cyrano de Bergerac (1868-1918) — Princeton's WordNet |
| edmond rostand | Rostand, Edmond Rostand French dramatist and poet whose play immortalized Cyrano de Bergerac (1868-1918) — Princeton's WordNet |
| goncourt | Goncourt, Jules de Goncourt, Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870) — Princeton's WordNet |
| hinault | Hinault, Bernard Hinault French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954) — Princeton's WordNet |
| jules alfred huot de goncourt | Goncourt, Jules de Goncourt, Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870) — Princeton's WordNet |
| jules de goncourt | Goncourt, Jules de Goncourt, Jules Alfred Huot de Goncourt French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870) — Princeton's WordNet |
| merckx | Merckx, Eddy Merckx Belgian racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1945) — Princeton's WordNet |
| dagda | Dagda chief Celtic god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit — Princeton's WordNet |
| eddy merckx | Merckx, Eddy Merckx Belgian racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1945) — Princeton's WordNet |
| bernard hinault | Hinault, Bernard Hinault French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954) — Princeton's WordNet |
| Bastille Day | Bastille Day The French national holiday celebrated on 14 July each year. It commemorates the 1790 Fu00EAte de la Fu00E9du00E9ration, held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789; the Fu00EAte de la Fu00E9du00E9ration was seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modern French "nation". — Wiktionary |
| Tour | Tour The Tour de France — Wiktionary |
| Sahaguntine | Sahaguntine Of Bernardino de Sahagu00FAn. — Wiktionary |
| byname | byname A pseudonym; nom-de-plume. — Wiktionary |
| montespan | Montespan, Marquise de Montespan, Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707) — Princeton's WordNet |
| francoise-athenais de rochechouart | Montespan, Marquise de Montespan, Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707) — Princeton's WordNet |
| marquise de montespan | Montespan, Marquise de Montespan, Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707) — Princeton's WordNet |
| trepang | trepang Bu00EAche-de-mer, sea cucumber. — Wiktionary |
| de-emphases | de-emphases Plural form of de-emphasis. — Wiktionary |
| de facto corporations | de facto corporations : Plural of de facto corporation. — Wiktionary |
| flory | flory decorated with fleurs-de-lis — Wiktionary |
| de-dupe | de-dupe The act of de-duping. — Wiktionary |
| de-emphasis | de-emphasis the act of de-emphasizing. — Wiktionary |
| Turnpike | Turnpike a beam filled with spikes to obstruct passage; a cheval-de-frise — Webster Dictionary |
| Graafian | Graafian pertaining to, or discovered by, Regnier de Graaf, a Dutch physician — Webster Dictionary |
| diane de poitiers | Diane de Poitiers, Duchesse de Valentinois French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566) — Princeton's WordNet |
| duchesse de valentinois | Diane de Poitiers, Duchesse de Valentinois French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566) — Princeton's WordNet |
| pieces de resistance | pieces de resistance Plural form of piece de resistance. — Wiktionary |
| autos de fe | autos de fe Plural form of auto de fe. — Wiktionary |
| Abkhazia | Abkhazia A de facto country in the Caucasus. — Wiktionary |
| becs de corbin | becs de corbin Plural form of bec de corbin. — Wiktionary |
| autos-de-fe | autos-de-fe Plural form of auto-de-fe. — Wiktionary |
| autos-de-fé | autos-de-fé Plural form of auto-de-fé. — Wiktionary |
| noms-de-plume | noms-de-plume Plural form of nom-de-plume. — Wiktionary |
| noms de Web | noms de Web Plural form of nom de Web. — Wiktionary |
| fleurs-de-lis | fleurs-de-lis Plural form of fleur-de-lis. — Wiktionary |
| Cotonou | Cotonou The de facto capital of Benin. — Wiktionary |
| chefs de partie | chefs de partie Plural form of chef de partie. — Wiktionary |
| chevaux de frise | chevaux de frise Plural form of cheval de frise. — Wiktionary |
| fleurs-de-lys | fleurs-de-lys Plural form of fleur-de-lys. — Wiktionary |
| autos de fé | autos de fé Plural form of auto de fé. — Wiktionary |
| coups de theatre | coups de theatre Plural form of coup de theatre. — Wiktionary |
| aides-de-camp | aides-de-camp Plural form of aide-de-camp. — Wiktionary |
| feux de joie | feux de joie Plural form of feu de joie. — Wiktionary |
| coups de foudre | coups de foudre Plural form of coup de foudre. — Wiktionary |
| feux-de-joie | feux-de-joie Plural form of feu-de-joie. — Wiktionary |
| bec de corbins | bec de corbins Plural form of bec de corbin. — Wiktionary |
| coureurs de bois | coureurs de bois Plural form of coureur de bois. — Wiktionary |
| philibert de l'orme | Delorme, Philibert Delorme, de l'Orme, Philibert de l'Orme French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570) — Princeton's WordNet |
| philibert delorme | Delorme, Philibert Delorme, de l'Orme, Philibert de l'Orme French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570) — Princeton's WordNet |
| the hague | The Hague, 's Gravenhage, Den Haag the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice — Princeton's WordNet |
| den haag | The Hague, 's Gravenhage, Den Haag the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice — Princeton's WordNet |
| delorme | Delorme, Philibert Delorme, de l'Orme, Philibert de l'Orme French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570) — Princeton's WordNet |
| de l'orme | Delorme, Philibert Delorme, de l'Orme, Philibert de l'Orme French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570) — Princeton's WordNet |
| pompadour | pompadour A woman's hairstyle, named after Madame de Pompadour. — Wiktionary |
| Copacabana | Copacabana the main beach in Rio de Janeiro — Wiktionary |
| Angers | Angers A city in Pays de la Loire, France — Wiktionary |
| Champlain | Champlain Samuel de Champlain, French geographer and explorer. — Wiktionary |
| impasse | impasse a road with no exit; a cul-de-sac — Wiktionary |
| pièces de résistance | pièces de résistance Plural form of pièce de résistance. — Wiktionary |
| Kagay-anon | Kagay-anon A person from Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. — Wiktionary |
| tiós de Nadal | tiós de Nadal Plural form of tió de Nadal. — Wiktionary |
| stone soup | stone soup A traditional Portuguese thick soup, sopa de pedra. — Wiktionary |
| Dunkirk | Dunkirk A town in Nord-Pas de Calais, France — Wiktionary |
| affair | affair An adulterous relationship. (from affaire de cu0153ur.) — Wiktionary |
| stinger | stinger a cocktail of brandy and cru00E8me de menthe — Wiktionary |
| Tu014Dkyu014D | Tu014Dkyu014D a prefecture and de-facto capital of Japan — Wiktionary |
| tuileries palace | Tuileries, Tuileries Palace palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens — Princeton's WordNet |
| tuileries | Tuileries, Tuileries Palace palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens — Princeton's WordNet |
| fleury | fleury Finished at the ends with fleurs-de-lis. — Wiktionary |
| coups de théâtre | coups de théâtre Plural form of coup de théâtre. — Wiktionary |
| Guanabara | Guanabara the Atlantic bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. — Wiktionary |
| noncountry | noncountry An area which is not a de jure country. — Wiktionary |
| saladin | Saladin, Salah-ad-Din Yusuf ibn-Ayyub sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193) — Princeton's WordNet |
| salah-ad-din yusuf ibn-ayyub | Saladin, Salah-ad-Din Yusuf ibn-Ayyub sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193) — Princeton's WordNet |
| cassis | cassis A liqueur made from these berries, especially cru00E8me de cassis. — Wiktionary |
| shank | shank De-pantsing an individual, to some in the south. — Wiktionary |
| Northern Cyprus | Northern Cyprus a de facto state in the Northern part of Cyprus — Wiktionary |
| Christ the Redeemer | Christ the Redeemer A statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. — Wiktionary |
| Mosquito | Mosquito The De Havilland Mosquito, a Second World War military aircraft. — Wiktionary |
| mondongo | mondongo sopa de mondongo, a Latin American soup made from tripe — Wiktionary |
| Partenope | Partenope one of the asteroids between Mars and Jupiter, descovered by M. de Gasparis in 1850 — Webster Dictionary |
| Fleury | Fleury finished at the ends with fleurs-de-lis; -- said esp. of a cross so decorated — Webster Dictionary |
| mirliton | mirliton A buzzword created to refer to and advertise a new women's bonnet style (AKA "coiffure de gaze" as seen in the early 19th century French painting Portrait De Jeune Femme (En Coiffure De Gaze) by Henri Pierre-Louis Grevedon see here) of 1723 involving a gauzy cloth or net for which the word was invented. Within months, comedies of the time created songs and verses using the new word to make light of political and social leaders. The word gained the meaning sense as a catch-all phrase such that it might refer to any silly trifle or thing of little value or merit as in the English word folderol. From there, it acquired more serious, specific usages. — Wiktionary |
| canton crepe | Canton crepe a soft thick crinkled dress crepe; heavier than crepe de Chine — Princeton's WordNet |
| belo horizonte | Belo Horizonte city in southeastern Brazil to the north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil's planned communities — Princeton's WordNet |
| AAA | AAA Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, Puerto Rico) — Wiktionary |
| force de frappe | force de frappe The French nuclear deterrence force developed by Charles de Gaulle. — Wiktionary |
| Abidjan | Abidjan The de facto capital and largest city of Cu00F4te d'Ivoire. — Wiktionary |
| Lille | Lille A city in France, the capital of Nord-Pas-de-Calais — Wiktionary |
| stinger | stinger a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy — Princeton's WordNet |
| fighting french | Free French, Fighting French a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic — Princeton's WordNet |
| free french | Free French, Fighting French a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic — Princeton's WordNet |
| charles ix | Charles, Charles IX King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574) — Princeton's WordNet |
| charles | Charles, Charles IX King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574) — Princeton's WordNet |
| duty | duty describing a workload as to its idle, working and de-energized periods. — Wiktionary |
| Gaullism | Gaullism French political ideology based on Charles de Gaulle's thoughts and actions. — Wiktionary |
| deathblow | deathblow A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace — Wiktionary |
| rioplatense | rioplatense River Plate (attributive) i.e. Of or pertaining to Ru00EDo de la Plata. — Wiktionary |
| Lourdes | Lourdes , from the epithet of Virgin Mary as Nuestra Seu00F1ora de Lourdes. — Wiktionary |
| Complutensian | Complutensian of or pertaining to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares) a city near Madrid; as, the Complutensian Bible — Webster Dictionary |
| edmond louis antoine huot de goncourt | Goncourt, Edmond de Goncourt, Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896) — Princeton's WordNet |
| edmond de goncourt | Goncourt, Edmond de Goncourt, Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896) — Princeton's WordNet |
| goncourt | Goncourt, Edmond de Goncourt, Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896) — Princeton's WordNet |
| Hieronymus | Hieronymus . See Jerome. — The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
| Aid | Aid an aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid — Webster Dictionary |
| River Plate | River Plate A river of South America, now known as the Rio de la Plata — Wiktionary |
| Molina | Molina Alonso de Molina's 1571 Spanish-Nahuatl dictionary, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana. — Wiktionary |
| liuli | liuli crystal art sculptures, especially created through lost-wax method (Pate de Verre) — Wiktionary |
| Hypalon | Hypalon A registered trademark of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., for chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSPE). — Wiktionary |
| Mozambique | Mozambique Country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (Repu00FAblica de Mou00E7ambique). — Wiktionary |
| toilet water | toilet water A perfumed mixture of water and alcohol somewhat like cologne; eau de toilette. — Wiktionary |
| Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz The largest city in Bolivia. (Full name: Santa Cruz de la Sierra) — Wiktionary |
| tequila sunrise | tequila sunrise A cocktail made with tequila, cru00E8me de cassis, lime juice and soda water — Wiktionary |
| Vincentian | Vincentian of or pertaining to Saint Vincent de Paul, or founded by him — Webster Dictionary |
| Domite | Domite a grayish variety of trachyte; -- so called from the Puy-de-Dome in Auvergne, France, where it is found — Webster Dictionary |
| henry ii | Henry II king of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of Charles IX (1519-1559) — Princeton's WordNet |
| Platine | Platine River Plate (attributive) u2014 i.e., of or pertaining to the Ru00EDo de la Plata. — Wiktionary |
| Sarthe | Sarthe one of the departments in Pays de la Loire, France (INSEE number 72). — Wiktionary |
| butterfly effect | butterfly effect the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago — Princeton's WordNet |
| Galiza | Galiza Autonomous Community in the Spanish State. Official name: Comunidade Autu00F3noma de Galicia or Galiza. — Wiktionary |
| Zumbi Day | Zumbi Day November 20, the day of Zumbi's celebration. Usually only celebrated in Rio de Janeiro. — Wiktionary |
| thatcher | thatcher A device which removes dead grass clippings from a lawn. (Technically a de-thatcher, often a lawnmower attachment.) — Wiktionary |
| beigist | beigist One who lacks charm, joie de vivre, blitheness, or self-expression. A bland, banal person. — Wiktionary |
| santiago | Santiago, Santiago de Cuba a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the United States fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape — Princeton's WordNet |
| santiago de cuba | Santiago, Santiago de Cuba a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the United States fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape — Princeton's WordNet |
| Amphigamous | Amphigamous having a structure entirely cellular, and no distinct sexual organs; -- a term applied by De Candolle to the lowest order of plants — Webster Dictionary |
| Concorde | Concorde A station on the Paris Mu00E9tro, near w:Place de la Concorde for which it is named. — Wiktionary |
| gargouillade | gargouillade A complex balletic step, defined differently for different schools but generally involving a double rond de jambe — Wiktionary |
| Beachcomber | Beachcomber A nom de plume used by a series of surrealist humorous columnists in the Daily Express newspaper. — Wiktionary |
| benzanthrone | benzanthrone A polycyclic aromatic ketone, 7-oxobenz(de)anthracene, that is used in the manufacture of anthraquinone dyes — Wiktionary |
| baile | baile A specific genre of dance music originating in Rio de Janeiro, also known as Funk Carioca — Wiktionary |
| Lombar-house | Lombar-house a public institution for lending money to the poor at a moderate interest, upon articles deposited and pledged; -- called also mont de piete — Webster Dictionary |
| habitant | habitant a member of habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies — Wiktionary |
| Vendu00E9e | Vendu00E9e One of the du00E9partements of Pays de la Loire, France. — Wiktionary |
| leo x | Leo X, Giovanni de'Medici son of Lorenzo de'Medici and pope from 1513 to 1521 who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521) — Princeton's WordNet |
| Calais | Calais A town in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, in the north of France. — Wiktionary |
| mint cream | mint cream Of a very faint green colour, like that of cru00E8me de menthe. — Wiktionary |
| Mayenne | Mayenne One of the du00E9partements of Pays de la Loire, France (number 53) — Wiktionary |
| henry iii | Henry III son of King John and king of England from 1216 to 1272; his incompetence aroused baronial opposition led by Simon de Montfort (1207-1272) — Princeton's WordNet |
| kir | kir A cocktail made with a measure of cru00E8me de cassis topped up with white wine. — Wiktionary |
| coryphu00E9e | coryphu00E9e A ballet dancer ranking above a member of the corps de ballet and below a soloist. — Wiktionary |
| The Hunchback of Notre-Dame | The Hunchback of Notre-Dame The protagonist of the novel, a hunchback who lives in Notre Dame de Paris. — Wiktionary |
| Fayette | Fayette Any of a number of places in the USA named after Marquis de La Fayette. — Wiktionary |
| Davenport | Davenport of origin: de avesne port, where avesne is derived from avisna ("field" see:Wiese). — Wiktionary |
| aide | aide An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp. — Wiktionary |
| cross flory | cross flory A cross with the ends of the arms flory, having a shape like a fleur-de-lys. — Wiktionary |
| De jure | De jure by right; of right; by law; -- often opposed to de facto — Webster Dictionary |
| Earth Summit | Earth Summit The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 — Wiktionary |
| Chopsticks | Chopsticks A simple waltz, written in 1877 by Arthur de Lulli, that serves as a two-finger exercise for beginner piano players. — Wiktionary |
| Spain | Spain A country in Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain (Reino de Espau00F1a). — Wiktionary |
| Lafayette | Lafayette Any of a number of U.S. places named for the Marquis de La Fayette, including a large city in Louisiana. — Wiktionary |
| Challis | Challis An English surname derived from a Norman habitational name for someone from Eschalle in Pas-de-Calais, France. — Wiktionary |
| curau00E7ao | curau00E7ao A liqueur, made from eau-de-vie, sugar and, as flavor, dried peel of sweet and sour oranges. — Wiktionary |
| Nee | Nee born; -- a term sometimes used in introducing the name of the family to which a married woman belongs by birth; as, Madame de Stael, nee Necker — Webster Dictionary |
| Cologne | Cologne a perfumed liquid, composed of alcohol and certain aromatic oils, used in the toilet; -- called also cologne water and eau de cologne — Webster Dictionary |
| Sadean | Sadean Of or pertaining to the Marquis de Sade (1740-1814), French novelist, or his writings, particularly sadomasochistic erotica. — Wiktionary |
| Taiwan | Taiwan Common name for a country in East Asia. Official name: Republic of China, Its de facto capital is Taipei. — Wiktionary |
| Grand Tour | Grand Tour One of the three most prominent cycling races: either the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espau00F1a. — Wiktionary |
| Point | Point lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below — Webster Dictionary |
| Tolu | Tolu a fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. See Balsam of Tolu, under Balsam — Webster Dictionary |
| Tocquevillian | Tocquevillian Of or pertaining to Alexis de Tocqueville, or characteristic of his democratic ideals — Wiktionary |
| Dominican | Dominican of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman), or to the religions communities named from him — Webster Dictionary |
| follow somebody off a cliff | follow somebody off a cliff To follow (a leader or de facto leader) without question or thought, with disastrous consequences — Wiktionary |
| Guanabara | Guanabara the former Brazilian state of Guanabara, encompassing only the city of Rio de Janeiro — Wiktionary |
| Essonne | Essonne One of the du00E9partements of u00CEle-de-France, France (INSEE code 91) — Wiktionary |
| Yvelines | Yvelines One of the du00E9partements of u00CEle-de-France, France (INSEE code 78) — Wiktionary |
| cyclotomy | cyclotomy the analytical extraction of the complex roots of unity; a de Moivre number — Wiktionary |
| downplay | downplay To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential. — Wiktionary |
| touchy-feely | touchy-feely Driven by intuition or emotion, with a connotation of de-emphasis of rational thought or logic. — Wiktionary |
| ur-poem | ur-poem A poem that is believed to be a precursor or prototype to a more modern class of poetry. The term most usually references a hypothetical 'mother poem' of a genre. Jerome McGann described the ur-poem as a work "whose existence is the Idea that can be abstracted out of all concrete and written texts which have ever existed or which ever will exist". — Wiktionary |
| sultan | sultan Originally, a secular office, formally subordinate to -, but de facto the power behind the throne of the (theoretically universal) caliph. — Wiktionary |
| Porto-Novo | Porto-Novo The official capital of Benin. The de-facto capital is Cotonou. — Wiktionary |
| Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro Capital of Rio de Janeiro state and former capital of Brazil. — Wiktionary |
| Lily | Lily that end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis — Webster Dictionary |
| scarify | scarify To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to de-thatch. — Wiktionary |
| Peronism | Peronism The political ideology attributed to the former Argentine leaders Juan Peru00F3n and Eva Duarte de Peru00F3n. — Wiktionary |
| Thalamiflorous | Thalamiflorous bearing the stamens directly on the receptacle; -- said of a subclass of polypetalous dicotyledonous plants in the system of De Candolle — Webster Dictionary |
| merchant prince | merchant prince One who wield great de facto political power by virtue of his economic assets and control over trade and commerce; a mercantile plutocrat. — Wiktionary |
| Reaumur | Reaumur of or pertaining to Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur; conformed to the scale adopted by Reaumur in graduating the thermometer he invented — Webster Dictionary |
| Oxfordian | Oxfordian One who believes that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays traditionally attributed to William Shakespeare of Stratford-Upon-Avon. — Wiktionary |
| fandango | fandango A form of flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueu00F1a, granadina) — Wiktionary |
| dispensable | dispensable Not essential to be taken in as part of an organism's diet, as it can be synthesized de novo. — Wiktionary |
| Counterflory | Counterflory adorned with flowers (usually fleurs-de-lis) so divided that the tops appear on one side and the bottoms on the others; -- said of any ordinary — Webster Dictionary |
| yellow jersey | yellow jersey The yellow-colored shirt worn by the leader of a cycling race at a certain time. It is used in the Tour de France — Wiktionary |
| beef Wellington | beef Wellington A fillet of beef tenderloin coated with pu00E2tu00E9 de foie gras and a duxelles of mushrooms, wrapped in puff pastry and baked. — Wiktionary |
| catrina | catrina A skeleton figure representing Aztec goddess Mictecacihuatl; used as a symbol of the Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, celebration. — Wiktionary |
| Manoel Island | Manoel Island One of the islands in the Republic of Malta, named after the Grand Master Manoel de Vilhena. — Wiktionary |
| puntilla | puntilla The small dagger to administer the coup de gru00E2ce to the bull. — Wiktionary |
| Regent | Regent a member of the British Royal Family who rules in a de facto fashion because the official king or queen is unable to do so for whatever reason. — Wiktionary |
| Robespierrean | Robespierrean Of or pertaining to Maximilien Franu00E7ois Marie Isidore de Robespierre (1758u20131794), one of the most influential figures of the French Revolution. — Wiktionary |
| Deca- | Deca- a prefix, from Gr. de`ka, signifying ten; specifically (Metric System), a prefix signifying the weight or measure that is ten times the principal unit — Webster Dictionary |
| sherry | sherry A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere. — Wiktionary |
| roselle | roselle Hibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used in Mexican gastronomy to make the infusion agua de jamaica. — Wiktionary |
| Sorbonist | Sorbonist a doctor of the Sorbonne, or theological college, in the University of Paris, founded by Robert de Sorbon, a. d. 1252. It was suppressed in the Revolution of 1789 — Webster Dictionary |
| de facto | de facto In fact or in practice; in actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status. (Often opposed to de jure.) — Wiktionary |
| Don Quixote | Don Quixote A Spanish novel whose full title is El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha). — Wiktionary |