force de frappe

The French nuclear deterrence force developed by Charles de Gaulle.

— Wiktionary

Gaullism

French political ideology based on Charles de Gaulle's thoughts and actions.

— Wiktionary

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, 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

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

Caroline, Carolean

of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England

— Princeton's WordNet

Caroline, Carolean

of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England

— Princeton's WordNet

Charles, Charles II, Charles I, Charles the Bald

as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877)

— Princeton's WordNet

Charles, Charles II, Charles I, Charles the Bald

as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877)

— Princeton's WordNet

Charles, Charles II, Charles I, Charles the Bald

as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877)

— Princeton's WordNet

Charles, Charles II, Charles I, Charles the Bald

as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877)

— Princeton's WordNet

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

Malignant

one of the adherents of Charles L. or Charles LL.; -- so called by the opposite party

— Webster Dictionary

Gros

a heavy silk with a dull finish; as, gros de Naples; gros de Tours

— Webster Dictionary

grasshopper

a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)

— Princeton's WordNet

Comtism

Auguste Comte's positivistic philosophy that metaphysics and theology should be replaced by a hierarchy of sciences from mathematics at the base to sociology at the top

— Princeton's WordNet

Comtist

a disciple of Comte; a positivist

— Webster Dictionary

De facto

actually; in fact; in reality; as, a king de facto, -- distinguished from a king de jure, or by right

— Webster Dictionary

grasshopper

A cocktail made with cru00E8me de menthe and optionally with creme de cacao.

— Wiktionary

latitudinarianism

The latitudinarian position, that de re attitudes are merely a special case of de dicto attitudes

— Wiktionary

Interval

space of time between any two points or events; as, the interval between the death of Charles I. of England, and the accession of Charles II

— Webster Dictionary

St. Simonians

. See St. Simon, Comte de.

— The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Quixote

Don Quixote, the eponymous hero of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes

— Wiktionary

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

Comtism

The positivistic philosophy of Auguste Comte (1798u20131857), according to which metaphysics and theology should be replaced by a hierarchy of sciences from mathematics at the base to sociology at the top.

— Wiktionary

Chambord

spacious château in the dep. of Loire-et-Cher, France, built by Francis I.; after being long a residence for royalty and people of distinction, was presented in 1821 to the Duc de Bordeaux, the Comte de Chambord.

— The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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

Dickens

Charles Dickens, English novelist.

— Wiktionary

Plough

same as Charles's Wain

— Webster Dictionary

Clarence House

the office of Prince Charles.

— Wiktionary

Wagon

the Dipper, or Charles's Wain

— Webster Dictionary

fortean

Of or pertaining to Charles Fort.

— Wiktionary

Dickensian

A reader or scholar of Charles Dickens.

— Wiktionary

Carlos

of and origin. English equivalent: Charles.

— Wiktionary

Charley

A diminutive of the male given name Charles.

— Wiktionary

Carlo

of Italian origin. English equivalents: Charles, Carl

— Wiktionary

Chuck

A diminutive of the male given name Charles.

— Wiktionary

Chas

Short form of the male given name Charles.

— Wiktionary

Chip

A diminutive of the male given names Christopher and Charles.

— Wiktionary

Carroll

Lewis Carroll - pseudonym of British author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.

— Wiktionary

Caroline

Relating to the time of Kings Charles I and II.

— Wiktionary

San Carlos

Places named after Saint Charles (acquired from the Spanish)

— Wiktionary

Bothrops, genus Bothrops

fer-de-lance

— Princeton's WordNet

Bothrops, genus Bothrops

fer-de-lance

— Princeton's WordNet

Darwinian

Relating to the theory of evolution, as advanced by Charles Darwin.

— Wiktionary

Clarence House

a royal home in London, now the official residence of Prince Charles.

— Wiktionary

analytical engine

A mechanical general-purpose computer, designed by Charles Babbage but never built.

— Wiktionary

Carioca

a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro

— Princeton's WordNet

Balzacian

of or relating to Honore de Balzac or his writings

— Princeton's WordNet

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

Trous-de-loup

of Trou-de-loup

— Webster Dictionary

Culs-de-sac

of Cul-de-sac

— Webster Dictionary

Iris

see Fleur-de-lis, 2

— Webster Dictionary

Aids-de-camp

of Aid-de-camp

— Webster Dictionary

Cobra

the cobra de capello

— Webster Dictionary

Chevaux-de-frise

of Cheval-de-frise

— Webster Dictionary

Felos-de-se

of Felo-de-se

— Webster Dictionary

Tetes-de-pont

of Tete-de-pont

— Webster Dictionary

Cartes de visite

of Carte de visite

— Webster Dictionary

Fleurs-de-lis

of Fleur-de-lis

— Webster Dictionary

Autos-de-fe

of Auto-de-fe

— Webster Dictionary

Traphole

see Trou-de-loup

— Webster Dictionary

Sleeping Beauty

A fairy tale originally titled La Belle au bois dormant by Charles Perrault.

— Wiktionary

calcium chloride

a deliquescent salt; used in de-icing and as a drying agent

— Princeton's WordNet

Carte

short for Carte de visite

— Webster Dictionary

Blissymbols

a constructed language using ideographs invented by Charles K. Bliss after the Second World War.

— Wiktionary

Fleur-de-lis

the iris. See Flower-de-luce

— Webster Dictionary

Fagin

a villainous Jew in a novel by Charles Dickens

— Princeton's WordNet

Cavachon

A breed of dog that is a cross between a Bichon Frisu00E9 and a Cavalier King Charles spaniel

— Wiktionary

simple English

Constructed language created by Charles Kay Ogden which only contains a small number of words

— Wiktionary

Billy Bunter

A fictional fat boy with round spectacles in Charles Hamilton's stories set at Greyfriars School.

— Wiktionary

Parana, Parana River

a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata

— Princeton's WordNet

Sao Joao de Meriti

a city in southeastern Brazil that is a residential suburb of Rio de Janeiro

— Princeton's WordNet

Mayenne

a department of northwestern France in the Pays de la Loire region

— Princeton's WordNet

finial

an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis

— Princeton's WordNet

Parana, Parana River

a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata

— Princeton's WordNet

Sao Goncalo

an industrial city in southeastern Brazil across the bay from Rio de Janeiro

— Princeton's WordNet

Danu, Dana

Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don

— Princeton's WordNet

Danu, Dana

Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don

— Princeton's WordNet

fleur

A fleur-de-lys.

— Wiktionary

Complute

Alcalu00E1 de Henares

— Wiktionary

DM

De Morgan's law

— Wiktionary

Snoopy

Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz; often representing doggish soulfulness.

— Wiktionary

Sutural

taking place at a suture; as, a sutural de/iscence

— Webster Dictionary

Suicide

one guilty of self-murder; a felo-de-se

— Webster Dictionary

Darwinian

of or relating to Charles Darwin's theory of organic evolution

— Princeton's WordNet

Cavalier, Royalist

a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War

— Princeton's WordNet

Cavalier, Royalist

a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War

— Princeton's WordNet

Restoration

the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685

— Princeton's WordNet

cavalier

Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I.

— Wiktionary

Dickensian

Of or pertaining to Charles Dickens or, especially, his writings.

— Wiktionary

Cavalier

of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I

— Webster Dictionary

Rostand, Edmond Rostand

French dramatist and poet whose play immortalized Cyrano de Bergerac (1868-1918)

— Princeton's WordNet

adagio

a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers

— Princeton's WordNet

Hinault, Bernard Hinault

French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954)

— Princeton's WordNet

Merckx, Eddy Merckx

Belgian racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1945)

— Princeton's WordNet

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, Bernard Hinault

French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954)

— Princeton's WordNet

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

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, Eddy Merckx

Belgian racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1945)

— Princeton's WordNet

Dagda

chief Celtic god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit

— Princeton's WordNet

Rostand, Edmond Rostand

French dramatist and poet whose play immortalized Cyrano de Bergerac (1868-1918)

— Princeton's WordNet

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

Sahaguntine

Of Bernardino de Sahagu00FAn.

— Wiktionary

byname

A pseudonym; nom-de-plume.

— Wiktionary

Tour

The Tour de France

— Wiktionary

Parliamentarian

one who adhered to the Parliament, in opposition to King Charles I

— Webster Dictionary

Charlie

A diminutive of the male name Charles; also used as a formal given name.

— Wiktionary

Snoopy

a fictional beagle in a comic strip drawn by Charles Schulz

— Princeton's WordNet

Gwynn, Gywn, Gynne, Nell Gwynn, Nell Gywn, Nell Gwynne, Eleanor Gwynn, Eleanor Gwyn, Eleanor Gwynne

English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)

— Princeton's WordNet

Gwynn, Gywn, Gynne, Nell Gwynn, Nell Gywn, Nell Gwynne, Eleanor Gwynn, Eleanor Gwyn, Eleanor Gwynne

English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)

— Princeton's WordNet

Gwynn, Gywn, Gynne, Nell Gwynn, Nell Gywn, Nell Gwynne, Eleanor Gwynn, Eleanor Gwyn, Eleanor Gwynne

English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)

— Princeton's WordNet

Gwynn, Gywn, Gynne, Nell Gwynn, Nell Gywn, Nell Gwynne, Eleanor Gwynn, Eleanor Gwyn, Eleanor Gwynne

English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)

— Princeton's WordNet

Gwynn, Gywn, Gynne, Nell Gwynn, Nell Gywn, Nell Gwynne, Eleanor Gwynn, Eleanor Gwyn, Eleanor Gwynne

English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)

— Princeton's WordNet

Gwynn, Gywn, Gynne, Nell Gwynn, Nell Gywn, Nell Gwynne, Eleanor Gwynn, Eleanor Gwyn, Eleanor Gwynne

English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)

— Princeton's WordNet

Micawber, Wilkins Micawber

fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist

— Princeton's WordNet

Micawber, Wilkins Micawber

fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist

— Princeton's WordNet

Gwynn, Gywn, Gynne, Nell Gwynn, Nell Gywn, Nell Gwynne, Eleanor Gwynn, Eleanor Gwyn, Eleanor Gwynne

English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)

— Princeton's WordNet

Gwynn, Gywn, Gynne, Nell Gwynn, Nell Gywn, Nell Gwynne, Eleanor Gwynn, Eleanor Gwyn, Eleanor Gwynne

English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)

— Princeton's WordNet

Gwynn, Gywn, Gynne, Nell Gwynn, Nell Gywn, Nell Gwynne, Eleanor Gwynn, Eleanor Gwyn, Eleanor Gwynne

English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)

— Princeton's WordNet

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

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

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

de-dupe

The act of de-duping.

— Wiktionary

de-emphasis

the act of de-emphasizing.

— Wiktionary

de-emphases

Plural form of de-emphasis.

— Wiktionary

trepang

Bu00EAche-de-mer, sea cucumber.

— Wiktionary

de facto corporations

: Plural of de facto corporation.

— Wiktionary

flory

decorated with fleurs-de-lis

— Wiktionary

Favorite

short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II

— Webster Dictionary

Turnpike

a beam filled with spikes to obstruct passage; a cheval-de-frise

— Webster Dictionary

Graafian

pertaining to, or discovered by, Regnier de Graaf, a Dutch physician

— Webster Dictionary

Menninger, William Menninger, William Claire Menninger

United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1899-1966)

— Princeton's WordNet

Menninger, Karl Menninger, Karl Augustus Menninger

United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1893-1990)

— Princeton's WordNet

Menninger, William Menninger, William Claire Menninger

United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1899-1966)

— Princeton's WordNet

Menninger, Karl Menninger, Karl Augustus Menninger

United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1893-1990)

— Princeton's WordNet

Dickensian

of or like the novels of Charles Dickens (especially with regard to poor social and economic conditions)

— Princeton's WordNet

Menninger, Karl Menninger, Karl Augustus Menninger

United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1893-1990)

— Princeton's WordNet

Menninger, William Menninger, William Claire Menninger

United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1899-1966)

— Princeton's WordNet

English Civil War

civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648

— Princeton's WordNet

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

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

Darwin

Charles Darwin (1809u20131882), British naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection.

— Wiktionary

Cotonou

The de facto capital of Benin.

— Wiktionary

becs de corbin

Plural form of bec de corbin.

— Wiktionary

fleurs-de-lys

Plural form of fleur-de-lys.

— Wiktionary

Abkhazia

A de facto country in the Caucasus.

— Wiktionary

autos-de-fe

Plural form of auto-de-fe.

— Wiktionary

noms de Web

Plural form of nom de Web.

— Wiktionary

feux de joie

Plural form of feu de joie.

— Wiktionary

fleurs-de-lis

Plural form of fleur-de-lis.

— Wiktionary

noms-de-plume

Plural form of nom-de-plume.

— Wiktionary

autos-de-fé

Plural form of auto-de-fé.

— Wiktionary

autos de fe

Plural form of auto de fe.

— Wiktionary

chefs de partie

Plural form of chef de partie.

— Wiktionary

coups de theatre

Plural form of coup de theatre.

— Wiktionary

aides-de-camp

Plural form of aide-de-camp.

— Wiktionary

bec de corbins

Plural form of bec de corbin.

— Wiktionary

coureurs de bois

Plural form of coureur de bois.

— Wiktionary

feux-de-joie

Plural form of feu-de-joie.

— Wiktionary

autos de fé

Plural form of auto de fé.

— Wiktionary

chevaux de frise

Plural form of cheval de frise.

— Wiktionary

pieces de resistance

Plural form of piece de resistance.

— Wiktionary

coups de foudre

Plural form of coup de foudre.

— Wiktionary

Carew, Thomas Carew

Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)

— Princeton's WordNet

lindy, lindy hop

an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)

— Princeton's WordNet

Jehovah's Witnesses

Protestant denomination founded in the United States by Charles Taze Russell in 1884

— Princeton's WordNet

Carew, Thomas Carew

Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)

— Princeton's WordNet

lindy, lindy hop

an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh)

— Princeton's WordNet

Mansonite

A follower of Charles Manson (born 1934), American leader of a cult-like criminal group in the 1960s.

— Wiktionary

Inklings

The literary group centered around English writer C.S. Lewis and his associates, particularly J.R.R. Tolkien and Charles Williams.

— Wiktionary

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, '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, 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

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, '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, 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

Kagay-anon

A person from Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.

— Wiktionary

tiós de Nadal

Plural form of tió de Nadal.

— Wiktionary

Dunkirk

A town in Nord-Pas de Calais, France

— Wiktionary

pièces de résistance

Plural form of pièce de résistance.

— Wiktionary

stinger

a cocktail of brandy and cru00E8me de menthe

— Wiktionary

stone soup

A traditional Portuguese thick soup, sopa de pedra.

— Wiktionary

Champlain

Samuel de Champlain, French geographer and explorer.

— Wiktionary

Angers

A city in Pays de la Loire, France

— Wiktionary

Copacabana

the main beach in Rio de Janeiro

— Wiktionary

pompadour

A woman's hairstyle, named after Madame de Pompadour.

— Wiktionary

impasse

a road with no exit; a cul-de-sac

— Wiktionary

affair

An adulterous relationship. (from affaire de cu0153ur.)

— Wiktionary

Tu014Dkyu014D

a prefecture and de-facto capital of Japan

— Wiktionary

Rubens, Peter Paul Rubens, Sir Peter Paul Rubens

prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)

— Princeton's WordNet

Wallace, Alfred Russel Wallace

English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913)

— Princeton's WordNet

abhorrer

a signer of a 1679 address to Charles II in which those who petitioned for the reconvening of parliament were condemned and abhorred

— Princeton's WordNet

Wallace, Alfred Russel Wallace

English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913)

— Princeton's WordNet

Rubens, Peter Paul Rubens, Sir Peter Paul Rubens

prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)

— Princeton's WordNet

Rubens, Peter Paul Rubens, Sir Peter Paul Rubens

prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)

— Princeton's WordNet

Oates, Titus Oates

English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)

— Princeton's WordNet

Oates, Titus Oates

English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)

— Princeton's WordNet

King Charles spaniel

a toy English spaniel with a black-and-tan coat; named after Charles II who popularized it

— Princeton's WordNet

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 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

Car

the stars also called Charles's Wain, the Great Bear, or the Dipper

— Webster Dictionary

Peircean

Of or pertaining to Charles S. Peirce, 19th-20th century American logician, mathematician, scientist, and philosopher, founder of pragmatism.

— Wiktionary

noncountry

An area which is not a de jure country.

— Wiktionary

coups de théâtre

Plural form of coup de théâtre.

— Wiktionary

fleury

Finished at the ends with fleurs-de-lis.

— Wiktionary

Guanabara

the Atlantic bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

— Wiktionary

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

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

Northern Cyprus

a de facto state in the Northern part of Cyprus

— Wiktionary

mondongo

sopa de mondongo, a Latin American soup made from tripe

— Wiktionary

shank

De-pantsing an individual, to some in the south.

— Wiktionary

cassis

A liqueur made from these berries, especially cru00E8me de cassis.

— Wiktionary

Christ the Redeemer

A statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

— Wiktionary

Mosquito

The De Havilland Mosquito, a Second World War military aircraft.

— Wiktionary

Fleury

finished at the ends with fleurs-de-lis; -- said esp. of a cross so decorated

— Webster Dictionary

Partenope

one of the asteroids between Mars and Jupiter, descovered by M. de Gasparis in 1850

— Webster Dictionary

Catherine de Medicis

queen of France as the wife of Henry II and regent during the minority of her son Charles IX (1519-1589)

— Princeton's WordNet

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

a soft thick crinkled dress crepe; heavier than crepe de Chine

— Princeton's WordNet

Earl

a nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess. See Count

— Webster Dictionary

Belo Horizonte

city in southeastern Brazil to the north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil's planned communities

— Princeton's WordNet

Abidjan

The de facto capital and largest city of Cu00F4te d'Ivoire.

— Wiktionary

Lille

A city in France, the capital of Nord-Pas-de-Calais

— Wiktionary

AAA

Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, Puerto Rico)

— Wiktionary

delinquent

a term applied to royalists by their opponents in the English Civil War 1642 - 1645. Charles I was known as the chief delinquent.

— Wiktionary

stinger

a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy

— Princeton's WordNet

Fourierite

Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or associated with Charles Fourier or his socialist and philosophic theories.

— Wiktionary

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 IX

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

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Tiny Tim

A fictional poor and disabled boy whose foretold imminent death is ultimately averted by Ebenezer Scrooge in the classic tale by Charles Dickens.

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duty

describing a workload as to its idle, working and de-energized periods.

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deathblow

A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace

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Lourdes

, from the epithet of Virgin Mary as Nuestra Seu00F1ora de Lourdes.

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rioplatense

River Plate (attributive) i.e. Of or pertaining to Ru00EDo de la Plata.

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Complutensian

of or pertaining to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares) a city near Madrid; as, the Complutensian Bible

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Carlist

a partisan of Charles X. of France, or of Don Carlos of Spain

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Trainband

a band or company of an organized military force instituted by James I. and dissolved by Charles II.; -- afterwards applied to the London militia

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Baudelairean

Of or pertaining to Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821-1867), French poet, critic, and translator, or to his works.

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Royal Society, Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge

an honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a royal charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the British government has supported science

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Eames chair

a chair designed by Charles Eames; originally made of molded plywood; seat and back shaped to fit the human body

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aerodrome

A flying machine composed of aeroplanes. An aeroplane, particularly one constructed by or according to the design of Samuel Pierpont Langley and Charles M. Manly.

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Chaplinesque

Reminiscent of Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin (1889u20131977), English comic actor and film director of the silent film era.

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Darwinism

The principles of natural selection set out by Charles Darwin in the Origin of Species (1859) and other writings.

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Aid

an aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid

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toilet water

A perfumed mixture of water and alcohol somewhat like cologne; eau de toilette.

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