Chapter M: FT., mistura fiat=Let a mixture be made (3)

BERCEAU (Fr.), a cradle: a covered walk;--BERCEAUNETTE (pseudo-French), a bassinette.

BERENICE'S HAIR. See _Coma Berenices_.

BERGÈRE (Fr.), a kind of easy-chair.

BESOIN (Fr.), need, want, desire.

BESO LAS MANOS (Sp.), I kiss your hands.

BÊTE (Fr.), brute, stupid person;--BÊTE NOIRE, a black beast: a bugbear;--BÊTISE, stupidity.

BETHESDA (Heb.), a healing pool at Jerusalem--often applied to a Nonconformist church.

BEULAH (Heb.), a land of rest--a name for Israel in its future condition, in Isa. lxii. 4.

BÉVUE (Fr.), an oversight, a blunder.

BHAT, BHAUT, BAWT (Hind.), a professional bard.

BHEESTY, BHISTI (Pers. _bihist[=i]_), a water-carrier.

BIBELOT (Fr.), a trinket.

BIBERE VENENUM IN AURO (L.), to drink poison from a cup of gold.

BIBLIOTHECA (L.,--Gr.), a library: a bibliographer's catalogue: a series of books.

BIDET (Fr.), a nag, a cob.

BIEN (Fr.), well;--BIEN-AIMÉ, well beloved;--BIEN CHAUSSE (fem. CHAUSSÉE), well shod, with neat boots;--BIEN ENTENDU, of course, to be sure;--BIEN GANTÉ, with neat gloves.

BIENNIUM (L.), a period of two years.

BIEN PERDU, BIEN CONNU (Fr.), blessing flown is blessing known.

BIENSÉANCE (Fr.), propriety--in pl. the proprieties.

BIFFÉ (Fr.), erased, cancelled.

BIGA (L.), a chariot-and-pair.

BIJOUTERIE (Fr.), jewellery.

BILLET D'AMOUR (Fr.), love-letter.

BIONDO, fem. BIONDA (It.), blonde.

BIS (L.), twice: repeated: encore.

BIS DAT QUI CITO DAT (L.), he gives twice who gives promptly.

BIS PECCARE IN BELLO NON LICET (L.), in war one may not blunder twice.

BIS PUERI SENES (L.), old men are twice boys.

BLAGUEUR (Fr.), one given to blague (see _Blague_ in Dict.).

BLANCHISSEUSE (Fr.), a laundress.

BLANDÆ MENDACIA LINGUÆ (L.), falsehoods of a smooth tongue.

BLANQUETTE (Fr.), a variety of pear.

BLEUÂTRE (Fr.), bluish.

BLUETTE (Fr.), a production of bright and witty character.

BLUT UND EISEN. See _Eisen und Blut_, the correct form.

BOCCA (It.), one of the mouths of a glass-furnace.

BOCK (Fr.), a strong kind of German beer, drunk in May--from _Eimbockbier_--Einbeck in Prussia: now often a glass or mug of any beer.

BONA (L.), goods;--BONA MOBILIA, movable goods;--BONA PERITURA, perishable goods;--BONA VACANTIA, unclaimed goods.

BON ACCUEIL (Fr.), good reception, due honour;--BON AMI, good friend;--BON CAMARADE, good comrade;--BON DIABLE, good-natured fellow;--BON ENFANT, good fellow, pleasant companion;--BON GOÛT, good taste.

BONA FIDES (L.), good faith.

BONAGH, BONOUGH (Ir.), a regular soldier;--BONAGHT, a subsidy to Irish chiefs for a supply of soldiers.

BONA SI SUA NÔRINT (L.), if only they knew their own blessings.

BONASUS (L.), a bison or aurochs.

BON AVOCAT, MAUVAIS VOISIN (Fr.), a good lawyer is a bad neighbour.

BON-CHRÉTIEN (Fr.), 'good Christian'--a kind of pear, the William.

BON GRÉ, MAL GRÉ (Fr.), willing or unwilling.

BONHOMIE (Fr.), good nature.

BONHOMME (Fr.), a French peasant.

BONIS AVIBUS (L.), under good auspices.

BONJOUR (Fr.), good-day: good-morning.

BON JOUR, BONNE OEUVRE (Fr.), the better day the better the deed.

BON MARCHÉ (Fr.), 'good bargain:' cheapness: cheap: a large ready-money drapery shop.

BON MOT, pl. BONS MOTS (Fr.), a witty saying.

BONNE BOUCHE (Fr.), a choice morsel.

BONNE COMPAGNIE (Fr.), good society.

BONNE ET BELLE (Fr.), good and fair.

BONNE FOI (Fr.), good faith.

BONNE FORTUNE (Fr.), good luck, success in an intrigue.

BONNE GRÂCE (Fr.), good grace, gracefulness.

BONNE MINE (Fr.), good appearance, pleasant looks.

BONNES NOUVELLES ADOUCISSENT LE SANG (Fr.), good news sweetens the blood.

BONSOIR (Fr.), good-evening.

BON TON (Fr.), the height of fashion.

BON VIVANT (Fr.), a jovial companion: one who lives too well [BONNE VIVANTE is _not_ according to French usage]; BON VIVEUR, a free or fast liver.

BON VOYAGE! (Fr.), a good journey to you!

BOOZA (Ar.), a drink made in Turkey and Egypt by fermenting millet or barley.

BORDEREAU (Fr.), a memorandum.

BOREEN (Ir.), a narrow road.

BORGEN MACHT SORGEN (Ger.), borrowing makes sorrowing.

BORGHETTO (It.), a big village.

BORNÉ (Fr.), limited, narrow-minded.

BOTTE (Fr.), a pass or thrust in fencing.

BOUCHE (Fr.), the staff of cooks in a large house.

BOUDERIE (Fr.), pouting, sulking.

BOUFFÉE (Fr.), puff, whiff.

BOUILLON (Fr.), soup;--BOUILLI, boiled or stewed beef.

BOUILLONNÉ (Fr.), provided with puffs.

BOUILLOTTE (Fr.), a game at cards for five players.

BOULE (Fr.), anything round like a ball.

BOULEVERSÉ (Fr.), upset;--BOULEVERSEMENT, an overturning.

BOUQUETIÈRE (Fr.), a flower-girl.

BOURGEOIS, fem. BOURGEOISE (Fr.), a townsman, trader--(adj.) of the middle class, commercial;--BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME, the tradesman-gentleman.

BOURSIER (Fr.), a foundation-scholar: a speculator on 'Change.

BOUTEZ EN AVANT (Fr.), push forward.

BOUTIQUE (Fr.), a shop, tradesman's stock.

BOUTONNIÈRE (Fr.), a flower made up for the buttonhole, &c.

BOWERY (Dut.), a farm, plantation.

BRACHIUM CIVILE (L.), the civil arm;--BRACHIUM SECULARE, the secular arm.

BRAVA! (It.), well done!

BREVET D'INVENTION (Fr.), a patent.

BREVETÉ (Fr.), patented.

BREVI MANU (L.), with a short hand, off-hand.

BREVIS ESSE LABORO, OBSCURUS FIO (L.), in labouring to be brief I become obscure.

BRIAL (Sp.), a rich skirt.

BRIDE (Fr.), the string of a woman's bonnet.

BRILLANT (Fr.), brilliancy.

BRILLER PAR SON ABSENCE (Fr.), to be conspicuous by its absence.

BRINDISI (It.), a rhymed toast.

BRINJAUL (Port. _beringela_), the egg-plant.

BRIOCHE (Fr.), a bun: a blunder, mistake.

BROCHETTE (Fr.), a small spit or skewer.

BRODSTUDIEN (Ger.), bread studies, those by means of which one earns his living.

BROUILLERIE (Fr.), disagreement.

BRÛLER LA CHANDELLE PAR LES DEUX BOUTS (Fr.), to burn the candle at both ends.

BRÛLOT (Fr.), an incendiary.

BRUNE (Fr.), fem. of _brun_, brown, a dark girl or woman.

BRUTUM FULMEN (L.), an ineffectual thunderbolt.

BUCELLAS (Port.), a Portuguese white wine.

BUDGEROW (Hind.), a heavy keelless barge.

BUEN PRINCIPIO, LA MITAD ES HECHA (Sp.), well begun is half-done.

BULSE (Port. _bolsa_), a package of diamonds or gold-dust.

BUND (Hind.), an artificial embankment.

BUNDESRATH (Ger.), the Federal Council in the German Empire.

BUNEEYA, BUNYA (Hind.), a grain-dealer.

BUONA MANO (Sp.), small gratuity.

BUONO STATO (It.), good state [of affairs].

BUONTEMPO (It.), good time, pleasure.

BURGO (It.), a market-town.

BURSCH, pl. BURSCHEN (Ger.), a comrade, a student;--BURSCHENSCHAFT, an association of German students.

BUVETTE (Fr.), a taproom.

BUXEE, BUXIE (Hind.), a military paymaster.

CABANA (Sp.), an exporting house: a kind of cigar.

CABAYA (Malay), a long tunic of cotton, &c.

CABOCEER (Port.), a West African chief.

CACAFUEGO, CACAFOGO (Sp.), a spitfire.

CACHINNUS (L.), a loud laugh.

CACHOT (Fr.), dungeon.

CACO[=E]THES LOQUENDI (L.), a mania for speaking.

CACO[=E]THES SCRIBENDI (L.), a mania for scribbling.

CADEAU (Fr.), a gift, present.

CADIT QUÆSTIO (L.), the question drops.

CADRE (Fr.), a frame, scheme: a list of officers.

CÆCA EST INVIDIA (L.), envy is blind.

CÆLUM NON ANIMUM MUTANT QUI TRANS MARE CURRANT (L.), they change their sky, not their mind, who scour across the sea.

CAFÉ AU LAIT (Fr.), coffee with [hot] milk;--CAFÉ NOIR, black coffee [without milk].

CAFILA, CAFFILA (Ar.), a caravan.

CAILLIACH (Gael.), a hag.

ÇA IRA (Fr.), 'that shall go'-the opening words of a famous song of the French Revolution.

CAJAVA, CADJOWA (Ar.), a pannier slung across a camel.

CALDARIUM (L.), a hot bath.

CALDERA (Sp.), the crater of a volcano.

CALEAN, CALEEOON (Pers.), a water-pipe, a hookah.

CALEMBOUR, CALEMBOURG (Fr.), a pun.

CALLIDA JUNCTURA (L.), a skilful connection.

CAMISCIA, CAMICIA (It.), a shirt.

CAMPO SANTO (It.), a burying-ground.

CAMPUS MARTIUS (L.), field of Mars, used by the ancient Romans for games, military drill, &c.

CANAILLE (Fr.), a pack of hounds, the rabble.

CANAUT (Hind.), a canvas enclosure.

CANDIDA PAX (L.), white-robed Peace.

CANDY, CANDIL (Tamil), a South Indian weight, generally containing 20 _maunds_, about 500 pounds English.

CANOPUS (L.--Gr.), a bright star in the southern constellation _Argo navis_: an Egyptian vase for holding the entrails of the body embalmed.

CANTABILE (It.), fit for singing.

CANTABIT VACUUS CORAM LATRONE VIATOR (L.), the empty traveller will sing before a robber.

CANTAMBANCO (It.), a mountebank--sometimes CANTABANK.

CANTATE (L.), Psalm xcviii. as a canticle in the Anglican evening service;--CANTATE DOMINO, sing to the Lord.

CANTHUS, pl. CANTHI (L.), a corner of the eye.

CANTILENA (L.), the plain-song or _canto-fermo_: a ballad.

CANTINIÈRE (Fr.), a female canteen-keeper.

CAPUCINEX (Ger.), coffee with a little milk.

CAPUT (L.), head: chapter.

CAPUT MORTUUM (L.), worthless residue.

CARA SPOSA (It.), dear wife.

CARENT QUIA VATE SACRO (L.), because they lack a sacred bard.

CARPE DIEM, QUAM MINIMUM CREDULA POSTERO (L.), enjoy the present day, trusting the least possible to the future;--often CARPE DIEM alone, meaning 'seize the opportunity.'

CARVIOL (Ger.), cauliflower.

CASSARE (L.), to quash, make null.

CASUS BELLI (L.), whatever involves or justifies war.

CASUS CONSCIENTIÆ (L.), a case of conscience.

CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ (Fr.), a descriptive catalogue of books, &c., arranged according to their subjects.

CAUSA SINE QUÂ NON (L.), an indispensable cause.

CAUSE CÉLÈBRE (Fr.), a peculiarly notable trial.

CAVEAT ACTOR (L.). let the doer beware.

CAVEAT EMPTOR (L.), let the buyer beware.

CAVE CANEM (L.), beware of the dog, a frequent inscription on Roman thresholds.

CAVENDO TUTUS (L.), safe through taking care.

CAVE QUID DICIS, QUANDO, ET CUI (L.), beware what you say, when, and to whom.

CEDANT ARMA TOGÆ (L.), let arms yield to the gown: let military authority yield to civil.

CEINTURE (Fr.), a girdle, belt.

CELA VA SANS DIRE (Fr.), that goes without saying: it is a matter of course: agreed!

CELA VIENDRA (Fr.), that will come.

CELUI QUI VEUT, CELUI-LÀ PEUT (Fr.), who has the will, he has the skill.

CE MONDE EST PLEIN DE FOUS (Fr.), this world is full of fools.

C'EN EST FAIT DE LUI (Fr.), it is all over with him.

C'EN EST QUE LE PREMIER PAS QUI COÛTE (Fr.), it is only the first step that is difficult.

CENSOR MORUM (L.), censor of morals.

CENTUM (L.), a hundred.

CERTUM EST QUIA IMPOSSIBILE EST (L.), it is certain because it is impossible.

C'EST-À-DIRE (Fr.), that is to say.

C'EST ÉGAL (Fr.), it's all one [to me]: it makes no odds.

C'EST LE COMMENCEMENT DE LA FIN (Fr.), it is the beginning of the end.

C'EST MAGNIFIQUE, MAIS CE N'EST PAS LA GUERRE (Fr.), that is magnificent, but it is not war [said at Balaklava by a French general watching the charge of the Light Brigade].

C'EST PIRE [PLUS] QU'UN CRIME, C'EST UNE FAUTE (Fr.), it is worse than a crime, it is a blunder.

C'EST SELON (Fr.), that is according to circumstances.

C'EST UNE AUTRE CHOSE (Fr.), that is quite another thing.

CETERA DESUNT (L.), the rest is awanting.

CETERIS PARIBUS (L.), other things being equal.

CETERUM CENSEO (L.), but I think [said of persistent obstruction, like that of Cato].

CHACUN SON GOÛT, À CHACUN SON GOÛT (Fr.), every one to his taste [CHACUN À SON GOÛT is _not_ French].

CHAMADE (Fr.), during war, the sounding of a trumpet or drum to ask a parley.

CHAMBRE À COUCHER (Fr.), a bedroom.

CHAMPS ELYSÉES (Fr.), Elysian fields--name of a park in Paris.

CHAPEAU BRAS, CHAPEAU DE BRAS, a crush-hat [coined English-French, not _real_ French].

CHAPEAUX BAS! (Fr.), hats off!

CHAPELLE ARDENTE (Fr.), a chapel or chamber in which a corpse lies in state before burial, surrounded by lighted candles.

CHAPELLE EXPIATOIRE (Fr.), a chapel built in expiation, generally on the site of one's sin.

CHARMANTE (Fr.), charming woman.

CHÂTEAUX EN ESPAGNE (Fr.), castles in Spain, castles in the air.

CHEF DE CUISINE, or merely CHEF (Fr.), male head-cook.

CHEMIN DE FER (Fr.), the iron way, railway.

CHER AMI (Fr.), a dear male friend;--CHÈRE AMIE, a dear female friend.--CHÉRI, fem. CHÉRIE, beloved.

CHERCHEZ LA FEMME! (Fr.), seek for the woman! there's a woman at the bottom of it! [the phrase is due to Dumas _père_].

CHE SARÀ SARÀ (It.), what will be will be.

CHEVAL DE BATAILLE (Fr.), war-horse.

CHEVALIER D'INDUSTRIE (Fr.), lit. a knight of industry: one who lives by persevering fraud.

CHIESA LIBERA IN LIBERO STATO (It.), a free church in a free state [Cavour's recipe for Italy].

CHI TACE CONFESSA (It.), he who keeps silence confesses.

CHRONIQUE SCANDALEUSE (Fr.), a record of scandals.

CI-DEVANT (Fr.), before this, former, heretofore.

CI-GÎT (Fr.), here lies.

CINGULUM VENERIS (L.), the girdle of Venus.

CIRCUITUS VERBORUM (L.), a circumlocution.

CIRCULUS IN PROBANDO (L.), arguing in a circle, using the conclusion as one of the arguments.

CITO (L.), quickly.

CLARIOR E TENEBRIS (L.), the brighter from the darkness.

CLARUM ET VENERABILE NOMEN (L.), an illustrious and venerable name.

CLASSES AISÉES (Fr.), the well-off classes.

COELEBS QUID AGAM (L.), being a bachelor, what am I to do?

COENA DOMINI (L.), the Lord's Supper.

COGITO, ERGO SUM (L.) I think, therefore I am [Descartes' fundamental basis of philosophy].

COIFFEUR (Fr.), a hairdresser.

COLLECTANEA (L.), passages collected from authors.

COMA BERENICES (L.), an asterism between Boötes and Leo, representing the amber hair of Berenice, wife of Ptolemy Euergetes.

COMÉDIE FRANÇAISE, LA (Fr.), the official name of the subsidised Théâtre Français.

COMÉDIE HUMAINE (Fr.), the name applied to the collection of Balzac's novels, planned to form a complete picture of contemporary society.

COMITAS INTER GENTES (L.), international comity.

COMME IL FAUT (Fr.), as it should be: correct: approved by the fashionable world, genteel.

COMMUNE BONUM (L.), common good.

COMMUNIBUS ANNIS (L.), on the annual average.

COMMUNI CONSENSU (L.), by common consent.

COMPAGNON DE VOYAGE (Fr.), travelling companion.

COMPOS MENTIS (L.), of sound mind, sane.

COMPTE RENDU (Fr.), an account rendered: report.

COMPTOIR (Fr.), counter: counting-room.

CON AMORE (It.), with love: very earnestly.

CONCIO AD CLERUM (L.), discourse to the clergy.

CONCOURS (Fr.), contest, competition.

CON DILIGENZA (It.), with diligence.

CONDITIO SINE QUÂ NON (L.), an indispensable condition.

CON DOLORE (It.), with grief.

CONFER (L.), compare.

CONJUNCTIS VIRIBUS (L.), with united powers.

CONQUIESCAT IN PACE (L.), may he [or she] rest in peace.

CONSCIA MENS RECTI (L.), a mind conscious of rectitude.

CONSEIL D'ÉTAT (Fr.), a council of state.

CONSEIL DE FAMILLE (Fr.), a family consultation.

CONSENSUS FACIT LEGEM (L.), consent makes law or rule.

CONSILIO ET ANIMIS (L.), by wisdom and courage.

CONSILIO ET PRUDENTIÂ (L.), by wisdom and prudence.

CON SPIRITO (It.), with spirit.

CONSTANTIÂ ET VIRTUTE (L.), by constancy and virtue.

CONSUETUDO PRO LEGE SERVATUR (L.), custom is held as a law.

CONSULE PLANCO (L.), when Plancus was consul, when I was a young man.

CONTRA BONOS MORES (L.), against good manners or morals.

COPIA VERBORUM (L.), plenty of words, fluency.

CORAM DOMINO REGE (L.), before our lord the king.

CORAM NOBIS (L.), before us, in our presence.

CORAM POPULO (L.), in the presence of the public.

CORDON SANITAIRE (Fr.), a sanitary cordon, a line of sentries posted so as to keep contagious disease within a certain area.

CORPUS DELICTI (L.), the substance of the offence.

CORPUS JURIS CANONICI (L.), body of the canon law; corpus juris civilis (L.), body of the civil law.

CORRUPTIO OPTIMI PESSIMA (L.), the corruption of the best is the worst of all.

CORSETIÈRE (Fr.), a maker of corsets.

COSI FAN TUTTE (It.), so do they all: they're all like that [of women].

CÔTELETTE (Fr.), a cutlet, a chop.

COUP DE BONHEUR (Fr.), stroke of good luck.

COUP DE CHAPEAU (Fr.), a touching of the hat.

COUP DE HASARD (Fr.), lucky chance.

COUP DE SOLEIL (Fr.), sunstroke.

COUP DE VENT (Fr.), a gust of wind, a gale.

COUPE-JARRET (Fr.), a cut-throat, ruffian.

COUP MANQUÉ (Fr.), an abortive stroke, a failure.

COÛTE QUE COÛTE (Fr.), cost what it may.

COUTURIÈRE (Fr.), a dressmaker.

COUVRE-PIED (Fr.), a coverlet or rug for the feet.

CRAMBE REPETITA (L.), cauld kail het again--cold cabbage-broth warmed up.

CREDAT JUDÆUS APELLA! (L.), let the Jew Apella believe that [if he likes]!

CREDO QUIA ABSURDUM (L.), I believe it because it is absurd.

CRÊME DE LA CRÊME (Fr.), cream of the cream: the very best.

CRÊPÉ (Fr.), frizzed.

CRESCIT EUNDO (L.), it grows as it goes.

CRÈVE-COEUR (Fr.), deep sorrow, heart-break.

CRIARD, fem. CRIARDE (Fr.), crying, discordant.

CRIMEN FALSI (L.), crime of perjury.

CRIMEN LÆSÆ MAJESTATIS (L.), high treason.

CROQUIS (Fr.), an outline or rough sketch.

CROUSTADE (Fr.), a kind of rissole with hard crust.

CRUX CRITICORUM (L.), a puzzle for the critics.

CUCULLUS NON FACIT MONACHUM (L.), the cowl does not make the monk.

CUI BONO? (L.), for whose benefit is it? who is the gainer?

CUILIBET IN ARTE SUÂ CREDENDUM EST (L.), every person is to be trusted in his own art.

CULPA LEVIS (L.), a slight fault.

CUM BONÂ VENIÂ (L.), with your kind indulgence.

CUM GRANO SALIS (L.), with a grain of salt--i.e. with some allowance.

CUM MULTIS ALIIS (L.), with many other things.

CUM NOTIS VARIORUM (L.), with the notes of various [critics].

CUM PRIVILEGIO (L.), with privilege.

CURIOSA FELICITAS (L.), nice felicity of expression that is the fruit of pains.

CURRENTE CALAMO (L.), with a running pen, with the pen of a ready writer.

CUSTOS ROTULORUM (L.), keeper of the rolls.

D'ACCORD (Fr.), agreed, in tune.

DA DEXTRAM MISERO (L.), give the right hand to one unhappy.

DA LOCUM MELIORIBUS (L.), give place to your betters.

DAME D'HONNEUR (Fr.), maid of honour.

DAMES DE LA HALLE (Fr.), market-women.

DAMNUM ABSQUE INJURIÂ (L.), loss without injury.

DARDANARIUS (L.), a speculator in grain.

DAS EWIG-WEIBLICHE (Ger.), the eternal feminine.

DAS HEISST, or simply D.H. (Ger.), that is.

DATA ET ACCEPTA (L.), expenditures and receipts.

DATE OBOLUM BELISARIO (L.), give a penny to Belisarius [the appeal ascribed to the great general when reduced to mendicancy].

DAVUS SUM, NON OEDIPUS (L.), I am only Davus, not Oedipus--a plain man, and no prophet.

DEBITO JUSTITIÆ (L.), by debt of justice.

DE BON AUGURE (Fr.), of good omen.

DE BONNE GRÂCE (Fr.), with good grace: willingly.

DÉCHÉANCE (Fr.), forfeiture.

DE DIE IN DIEM (L.), from day to day.

DE FACTO (L.), from the fact: really: actual.

DÉGAGÉ, fem. DÉGAGÉE (Fr.), easy and unconstrained.

DÉGOÛT (Fr.), distaste.

DE GUSTIBUS NON EST DISPUTANDUM (L.), there is no disputing about tastes.

DE HAUT EN BAS (Fr.), from top to bottom: contemptuously.

DEI GRATIÂ (L.), by the grace of God.

DE INTEGRO (L.), anew.

DÉJEUNER (Fr.), in France, a late breakfast, a midday meal with meat and wine; in England, luncheon--more specifically, DÉJEUNER À LA FOURCHETTE, a breakfast with meat.

DE JURE (L.), in law: by right: rightful.

DÉLASSEMENT (Fr.), relaxation.

DE L'AUDACE, ENCORE DE L'AUDACE, ET TOUJOURS DE L'AUDACE (Fr.), to dare, still to dare, and ever to dare [Danton's famous phrase].

DELENDA EST CARTHAGO (L.), Carthage must be destroyed [a saying constantly repeated by Cato].

DE MAL EN PIS (Fr.), from bad to worse.

DEMEURE (Fr.), dwelling.

DEMI-JOUR (Fr.), half-light, twilight, subdued light.

DE MINIMIS NON CURAT LEX (L.), the law does not concern itself about very small matters.

DE MORTUIS NIL NISI BONUM (L.), say nothing but good of the dead.

DE NIHILO NIHILUM, IN NIHILUM NIL POSSE REVERTI (L.), from nothing nothing, into nothing nothing can return.

DE NOVO (L.), anew.

DEO DATE (L.), give ye to God.

DEO FAVENTE (L.), with God's favour.

DEO GRATIAS (L.), thanks to God.

DE OMNI RE SCIBILI ET QUIBUSDAM ALIIS (L.), about all things knowable, and some others.

DEO VOLENTE, or D.V. (L.), God willing: by God's will.

DÉPÊCHE (Fr.), despatch, message.

DE PIS EN PIS (Fr.), worse and worse.

DE PROFUNDIS (L.), out of the depths, a dirge.

DE RETOUR (Fr.), back again, returned.

DER GROSSE HEIDE (Ger.), the great heathen or Pagan [Heine's name for Goethe].

DE RIGUEUR (Fr.), strictly required: indispensable: obligatory: compulsory: latest.

DERNIER RESSORT (Fr.), last resort, last resource.

DÉSAGRÉMENT (Fr.), something disagreeable.

DESIPERE IN LOCO (L.), to jest at the proper time.

DÉSOBLIGEANTE (Fr.), a carriage for two.

DÉSORIENTÉ (Fr.), having lost one's bearings, confused, bemuddled.

DESUETUDO (L.), disuse.

DESUNT CETERA (L.), the remainder is wanting.

DE TE FABULA NARRATUR (L.), the parable is told about you yourself; thou art the man.

DÉTENU, fem. DÉTENUE (Fr.), a prisoner.

DE TROP (Fr.), too much, or too many, superfluous, intrusive.

DETUR DIGNIORI (L.), let it be given to the more worthy;--DETUR PULCHRIORI (L.), let it be given to the fairer.

DEUS AVERTAT! (L.), God forbid!

DEUS DET! (L.), God grant!

DEUS EX MACHINA (L.), a god [let down] out of the machine [in theatrical apparatus]: a too obvious device in an author's plot.

DEUS NOBIS HÆC OTIA FECIT (L.), it is a god that hath given us this ease.

DEUS VOBISCUM! (L.), God be with you!

DEUS VULT! (L.), God wills it! [the Crusaders' cry].

DEXTRO TEMPORE (L.), at a lucky moment.

DICAMUS BONA VERBA (L.), let us speak words of good omen.

DICHTUNG UND WAHRHEIT (Ger.), fiction and truth.

DICTA PROBANTIA (L.), proof texts.

DICTUM DE DICTO (L.), hearsay report.

DICTUM SAPIENTI SAT EST (L.), a word to the wise is enough.

DIEM PERDIDI (L.), I have lost a day [said by the emperor Titus].

DIES FASTI or PROFESTI (L.), days on which judgment could be pronounced, on which courts could be held in ancient Rome, lawful days.

DIES FAUSTUS (L.), lucky day.

DIES FESTI or FERIÆ (L.), days of actual festival.

DIES INFAUSTUS (L.), unlucky day.

DIES IRÆ (L.), day of wrath: the day of judgment.

DIES NEFASTI (L.), days on which judgment could not be pronounced or assemblies of the people be held, in ancient Rome.

DIES NON (L.), a day on which judges do not sit.

DIEU AVEC NOUS (Fr.), God with us.

DIEU DÉFEND LE DROIT (Fr.), God defends the right.

DIEU ET MON DROIT (Fr.), God and my right.

DIEU VOUS GARDE! (Fr.), God guard you!

DIGITO MONSTRARI (L.), to be pointed out with the finger: to be famous.

DI GRADO IN GRADO (It.), by degrees.

DI MAJORUM GENTIUM (L.), the divinities of superior rank--i.e. the twelve greater gods of classical mythology.

DI PENATES (L.), household gods.

DIS ALITER VISUM (L.), the gods have adjudged otherwise.