1. french(n = noun.communication) - the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France;
is a kind of latinian language, romance, romance language
has particulars: langue d'oil, langue d'oil french, langue d'oc, langue d'oc french, old french, norman-french, norman french, old north french, anglo-french, anglo-norman, canadian french, walloon
2. french(n = noun.person) french people - the people of France;
is a kind of country, land, nation
Derived forms verb frenchify2, verb frenchify1
3. french(n = noun.person) daniel chester french - United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931);
is a kind of carver, sculptor, sculpturer, statue maker
french(v = verb.contact) - cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking; "French the potatoes"
is one way to cut
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
french(a = adj.pert) gallic - of or pertaining to France or the people of France; "French cooking"; "a Gallic shrug"
Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants. [1913 Webster]
1. The language spoken in France. [1913 Webster]
2. Collectively, the people of France. [1913 Webster]
french, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 of or relating to France or its people or language.
2 having the characteristics attributed to the French people.
--n.
1 the language of France, also used in Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, and elsewhere.
2 (the French) (pl.) the people of France.
3 colloq. bad language (excuse my French).
4 colloq. dry vermouth (gin and French).
Idiom:
French bean Brit.
1 a beanplant, Phaseolus vulgaris, having many varieties cultivated for their pods and seeds.
2 a the pod used as food. b the seed used as food: also called HARICOT, kidney bean. French bread white bread in a long crisp loaf. French Canadian n. a Canadian whose principal language is French.
--adj. of or relating to French-speaking Canadians. French chalk a kind of steatite used for marking cloth and removing grease and as a dry lubricant. French cricket an informal type of cricket without stumps and played with a soft ball. French cuff a cuff of double thickness. French curve a template used for drawing curved lines. French door = French window. French dressing a salad dressing of vinegar and oil, usu. seasoned. French fried potatoes (US French fries) potato chips. French horn a coiled brass wind instrument with a wide bell. French kiss a kiss with one partner's tongue inserted in the other's mouth. French knickers wide-legged knickers. French leave absence without permission. French letter Brit. colloq. a condom. French mustard Brit. a mild mustard mixed with vinegar. French polish shellac polish for wood. French-polish v.tr. polish with this. French roof a mansard. French seam a seam with the raw edges enclosed. French toast
1 Brit. bread buttered on one side and toasted on the other.
2 bread dipped in egg and milk and fried. French vermouth dry vermouth. French window a glazed door in an outside wall, serving as a window and door.
Derivative:
Frenchness n.
Etymology:
OE frencisc f. Gmc
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