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=on=, _pron._, one, they, we, you, people, men, it, somebody. _— croirait_; one would think. _— dit_; they say; it is said. _— s’imagine_; people think. _— croit_; it is thought. _— me la dit_; I was told so. _Que dira-t-on?_ what will people say? _Se moquer du qu’en dira-t-on_; not to care what people say. _Croire sur un — dit_, _sur des — dit_; to believe upon hearsay. _Si l’on me croit_; if I am believed.

=onagre=, _n.m._, (mam., antiq.) onager; (bot.) œnothera.

=onanisme=, _n.m._, onanism.

☉=onc=, =onques=, _adv._, never.

=once=, _n.f._, (weight) ounce; (mam.) ounce.

=oncial=, _n.m._, (l.u.). _V._ =onciale=.

=onciale=, _n._ and _adj._ _f._, uncial.

=oncle=, _n.m._, uncle; (pop.) money-lender, usurer. _— à la mode de Bretagne_; father _or_ mother’s cousin german.

=onction=, _n.f._, unction; anointing; grace, impressiveness. _L’extrême —_; (c.rel.) extreme unction, last sacrament.

=onctueusement= (-eûz-mān), _adv._, impressively, unctuously.

=onctueu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, unctuous, oily; impressive, moving. _Une terre —se_; fat earth. _Un sermon —_; an impressive _or_ moving sermon.

=onctuosité=, _n.f._, unctuousness, oiliness.

=onde=, _n.f._, wave, billow, surge; watering. _L’— amère_; the briny main. _Passer l’— noire_; to cross the Stygian lake. _Les —s d’un bois veiné_; the waves of a piece of veined wood.

=ondé=, =-e=, _adj._, undulated, watered, curled, grained.

=ondée=, _n.f._, shower. _Une forte —_; a sharp, tremendous shower; a downpour.

=ondin=, _n.m._, =-e=, _n.f._, water-sprite, Undine.

=ondoiement= (-doa-mān), _n.m._, undulation, swaying motion, private baptism.

=ondoyant=, =-e=, _adj._, undulating, waving, flowing. _Fumée —e_; waving smoke. _Vagues —es_; waving, surging, swaying billows.

=ondoyer=, _v.n._, to undulate, to rise in billows, to wave; to surge.

=ondoyer=, _v.a._, to baptize privately.

=ondulant=, _adj._, undulating, waving, flowing.

=ondulation=, _n.f._, undulation; waving.

=ondulatoire=, _adj._, undulatory.

=ondulé=, _adj._, undulate, undulated.

=onduler=, _v.n._, to undulate, to wave, to curl.

=onduleu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, undulating, flowing, waving.

=onéraire=, _adj._, (jur.) acting, accountable.

=onéreu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, burdensome, onerous, heavy.

=ongle=, _n.m._, nail (of fingers, claws); claw; hoof. _Couper_, _ronger_, _ses —s_; to cut, to gnaw, one’s nails. _Coup d’—s_; scratch. _Jusqu’au bout des —s_; to one’s fingers’ ends _or_ tips; every inch. _Rogner les —s à quelqu’un_; to clip any one’s wings. _Sur l’—_; perfectly. _Avoir bec et —s_; to be armed; to defend one’s self tooth and nail.

=onglée=, _n.f._, numbness of the fingers (from cold).

=onglet=, _n.m._, finger-case; (bot.) aiglet; (engr.) graver; (print.) single leaf cancel. _Assemblage à —_; miter (joinery).

=onglette=, _n.f._, (engr.) flat graver.

=onglon=, _n.m._, hoof (of ruminants); nail (of tortoises).

=onguent= (on-gan), _n.m._, ointment, salve. _Dans les petites boîtes, les bons —s_; small parcels hold fine wares.

=onguiculé=, =-e= (-gu-i-), _adj._, unguiculate, unguiculated.

=onguiforme= (-gu-i-) _adj._, unguiform.

=ongulé=, =-e=, _adj._, hoofed, ungulate.

=onirocritie= (-cri-ci) _or_ =onirocritique=, _n.f._, interpretation of dreams, oneiroscopy.

=oniromance= _or_ =oniromancie=, _n.f._, oneiromancy.

=onocrotale=, _n.m._, (orni.) pelican.

=onomatopée=, _n.f._, (gram.) onomatopœia.

=ontologie=, _n.f._, ontology.

=ontologique=, _adj._, ontological.

=ontologiste=, _n.m._, ontologist.

=onyx= (o-niks), _n.m._ and _adj._, onyx.

=onzaine=, _n.f._, about eleven, eleven or so; an eleven (at cricket).

=onze=, _n.m._ and _adj._, eleven, eleventh. [_Onze_, _onzième_, _onzaine_, do not admit of being preceded by _l’_, say, therefore, _le onze_, _du onze_, _au onzième_, _la onzaine_]. _Le — du mois_; the eleventh of the month.

=onzième=, _n.m._ and _adj._, eleventh.

=onzième=, _n.f._, (mus.) eleventh.

=onzièmement= (on-zièm-mān), _adv._, eleventhly, in the eleventh place.

=oolithe=, _n.m._, oolite.

=oolithique=, _adj._, oolitic.

=opacité=, _n.f._, opaqueness, opacity, darkness.

=opale=, _n.f._, opal.

=opalescence=, _n.f._, opalescence.

=opalin=, =-e=, _adj._, opaline.

_s’_=opaliser=, _v.r._, to opalize, to become opalized.

=opaque=, _adj._, opaque.

=opéra=, _n.m._, opera, opera-house. _C’est un vrai —_; it is a perfect imbroglio.

=opérant=, _-e_, _adj._, operating.

=opérat-eur=, _n.m._, =-rice=, _n.f._, operator; mountebank, quack.

=opérati-f=, _-ve_, operative.

=opération=, _n.f._, operation, working, performance; (fin.) transaction. _Subir une —_; to undergo an operation. _Terminer une —_; to close a transaction.

=opératoire=, _adj._, operative. _Médecine —_; surgery.

=operculaire=, _adj._, (bot.) operculate, operculated.

=opercule=, _n.m._, operculum, cover.

=operculé=, =-e=, _adj._, opercular, operculated.

=opérer=, _v.a._, to operate, to effect, to bring about, to perform, to work, to act; to manage, to contrive. _Se faire —_; to undergo an operation.

=opérer=, _v.n._, to work, to operate.

_s’_=opérer=, _v.r._, to take place, to come about, to be brought about.

=opérette=, _n.f._, operetta.

=opes=, _n.m.pl._, (arch.) opes; (mas.) scaffold-holes, putlog holes.

=ophicléide=, _n.m._, ophicleide.

=ophidien=, _-ne_ (-di-in, -è-n), _adj._, ophidian.

=ophidiens= (-di-in), _n.m.pl._, ophidians.

=ophioglosse=, _n.m._, (bot.) ophioglossum. _V._ =langue-de-serpent=.

=ophiologie=, _n.f._, ophiology.

=ophiologiste=, _n.m._, ophiologist.

=ophite=, _n.m._, (min.) ophite.

=ophtalmie=, _n.f._, ophthalmia, ophthalmy.

=ophtalmique=, _adj._, ophthalmic.

=ophtalmographie=, _n.f._, ophthalmography.

=ophtalmologie=, _n.f._, ophthalmology.

=ophtalmoscope=, _n.m._, ophthalmoscope.

=opiacé=, =-e=, _adj._, (med.) containing opium.

=opiat=, _n.m._, opiate.

=opilati-f=, _-ve_, _adj._, (med.) obstruent.

=opilation=, _n.f._, (med.) obstruction.

=opiler=, _v.a._, (med.) to obstruct.

=opimes=, _adj.f.pl._, opima. _Dépouilles —_; opima spolia.

=opinant=, _n.m._, speaker, adviser, voter. _adj._, speaking, advising.

=opiner=, _v.n._, to opine, to speak, to give one’s opinion, to be of opinion; to advise, to conclude. _Les juges opinèrent à la mort_; the judges decided for death. _— du bonnet_; to vote blindly; to concur entirely; to nod assent.

=opineur=, _n.m._, opiner.

=opiniâtre=, _adj._, stubborn, obstinate, headstrong, self-willed. _Le combat fut —_; the fight was a stubborn one. _Un mal —_; an obstinate, unyielding disease.

=opiniâtre=, _n.m.f._, stubborn person. _Je hais les —s_; I hate stubborn people.

=opiniâtrément=, _adv._, obstinately, stubbornly.

☉=opiniâtrer=, _v.a._, to contradict, to tease; to maintain a thing obstinately, to render obstinate.

_s’_=opiniâtrer=, _v.r._, to be obstinate; to insist upon doing. _Ils s’y sont opiniâtrés_; they obstinately persisted in it.

=opiniâtreté=, _n.f._, obstinacy, stubbornness, self-will. _Il suit son entreprise avec —_; he pursues his scheme with pertinacity.

=opinion=, _n.f._, opinion, vote, public opinion. _Chacun motiva son —_; every one gave his reasons for his opinion. _Les —s sont partagées_; opinions are divided. _Résumer les —s_; to sum up the opinions. _Aller aux —s_; to put it to the vote. _Recueillir les —s_; to collect the votes. _C’est une affaire d’—_; it is a mere matter of opinion. _Il a bonne — de lui-même_; he has a great opinion of himself.

=opisthodome=, _n.m._, (antiq.) opisthodome.

=opisthographe=, _adj._, (paleography) written on both sides.

=opium= (o-piom), _n.m._, opium.

=opobalsamum= (-sa-mom), _n.m._, (pharm.) opobalsam, balm of Gilead.

=opodeldoch=, _n.m._, opodeldoc.

=opossum= (-som), _n.m._, (mam.) opossum.

=opportun=, =-e=, _adj._, opportune, convenient, seasonable, timely, well-timed, expedient.

=opportunément=, _adv._, opportunely, seasonably.

=opportunité=, _n.f._, opportuneness, seasonableness, expediency; opportunity.

=opposable=, _adj._, opposable.

=opposant=, =-e=, _n._ and _adj._, opponent, adversary; opposing, opposite, adverse.

=opposé=, =-e=, _adj._, opposite, contrary; facing; disinclined. _Deux armées —es l’une à l’autre_; two armies opposed one to the other.

=opposé=, _n.m._, opposite, reverse, contrary. _Il est tout l’— de son père_; he is quite the opposite of his father.

=opposer=, _v.a._, to oppose; to put in opposition; (jur.) to place opposite; to compare; to plead, to urge. _— la force à la force_; to oppose force to force.

_s’_=opposer=, _v.r._, to be opposed, to set one’s self against, to resist, to stem, to object, to combat, to stand in the way (of). _S’— à quelque chose_; to be opposed to anything. _Vous vous y opposez_; you stand in the way.

=opposite=, _n.m._, (l.u.) opposite, contrary, reverse. _C’est tout l’— de l’autre_; it is quite the reverse of the other. _À l’—_; over, against, opposite. _À l’— du camp_; opposite the camp.

=opposition=, _n.f._, opposition, resistance; contrast, contradistinction; (jur.) attachment. _Former — à la publication des bans_; to forbid the bans. _Le parti de l’—_; the opposition (party). _— d’humeur_; difference of temper.

=oppresser=, _v.a._, to oppress, to depress, to deject. _L’excès de nourriture oppresse l’estomac_; excess of food oppresses the stomach. _Le chagrin l’oppresse_; grief depresses him.

=oppresseur=, _n.m._, oppressor. _adj.m._, oppressive.

=oppressi-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, oppressive.

=oppression=, _n.f._, oppression.

=oppressivement= (-siv-mān), _adv._, oppressively.

=opprimant=, =-e=, _adj._, oppressing.

=opprimé=, =-e=, _part._, oppressed.

=opprimer=, _v.a._, to oppress; to overwhelm, to crush. _Malheur à ceux qui oppriment!_ woe to the oppressors!

=opprobre=, _n.m._, opprobrium, shame, disgrace, reproach. _Être l’— de sa famille_; to be the disgrace of one’s family.

=optati-f=, =-ve=, _adj._, optative.

=optatif=, _n.m._, (gram.) optative.

=opter=, _v.n._, to choose, to declare. _Il faut qu’il opte entre ces deux emplois_; he must choose between (for _or_ against) those two occupations.

=opticien= (-si-in), _n.m._, optician.

=optimé= (-mé), _adv._, bravo, capital, very well, perfectly well.

=optimisme=, _n.m._, optimism.

=optimiste=, _n.m.f._ and _adj._, optimist; of optimists.

=option=, _n.f._, option, choice. _Avoir l’—_; to have the choice. _Je vous en laisse l’—_; I leave you the choice.

=optique=, _adj._, optic, optical. _Le nerf —_; the optic nerve. _Illusion —_; optical illusion.

=optique=, _n.f._, optics; perspective. _Les illusions de l’—_; the deceptions of optics. _L’— du théâtre_; stage illusion.

=opulemment= (-la-mān), _adv._, opulently.

=opulence=, _n.f._, opulence, wealth, affluence, riches. _Nager dans l’—_; to be possessed of great wealth; to be rolling in money.

=opulent=, =-e=, _adj._, opulent, wealthy, affluent.

=opuntia= (o-pon-sia), _n.f._, (bot.) opuntia, prickly pear.

=opuscule=, _n.m._, opuscule, pamphlet, tract.

=or=, _n.m._, gold; (her.) or. _— affiné_; refined gold. _— moulu_; ormolu. _Paillettes d’—_; gold spangles. _Vaisselle d’—_; gold plate. _— monnayé_; gold specie. _— vierge_; native gold. _Acheter quelque chose au poids de l’—_; to pay very dear for anything. _Être tout cousu d’—_; to be rolling in riches. _C’est de l’— en barre_; it is as good as ready money. _Il dit_ or _parle d’—_; he talks admirably. _Promettre des monts d’—_; to promise all manner of things. _Tout ce qui reluit n’est pas —_; all is not gold that glitters. _Le nombre d’—_; (astron.) the golden number. _L’âge d’—_; the golden age. _Des jours filés d’— et de soie_; happy days, halcyon days.

=or=, _conj._, but, now; well; pray. _— sus, commençons_; now, let us begin. _— çà_; now, well now.

=oracle=, _n.m._, oracle. _En —_; like an oracle.

=orage=, _n.m._, storm, tempest, thunderstorm; (fig.) tumult, disorder, calamity. _Nous aurons de l’—_; we shall have a storm, _or_ a thunderstorm. _Un — mêlé d’éclairs et de tonnerre_; a storm with thunder and lightning. _Chercher un abri contre l’—_; to seek shelter from the storm. _Le temps est à l’—_; the weather is stormy _or_ thundery. _Laisser passer l’—_; to let the storm blow over. _Les —s des passions_; the tempests of the passions.

=orageusement=, _adv._, tempestuously, turbulently, boisterously.

=orageu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, stormy, tempestuous, thundery; agitated, restless. _Une mer —se_; a tempestuous sea. _Saison —se_; stormy season. _Mener une vie —se_; to lead an agitated life.

=oraison=, _n.f._, speech; oration; orison, prayer. _Une — funèbre_; a funeral oration. _Faire une —_; to say a prayer. _L’— dominicale_; the Lord’s prayer.

=oral=, _n.m._, vail (used by the pope, and formerly by women).

=oral=, =-e=, _adj._, oral, verbal, viva voce.

=oralement= (-al-mān), _adv._, orally; verbally.

=orange=, _n.f._, orange. _— douce_; sweet orange. _Ecorce d’—_; orange-peel. _Rouelle d’—_; slice of orange. _Fleur d’—_; orange flower.

=orangé=, =-e=, _adj._, orange-colored.

=orangé=, _n.m._, orange-color.

=orangeade= (-jad), _n.f._, orangeade.

=orangeat= (-ja), _n.m._, candied orange-peel.

=oranger=, _n.m._, orange-tree; orange-man.

=orangère=, _n.f._, orange-woman.

=orangerie= (o-ranj-rî), _n.f._, orange-house; orange-grove, orangery.

=orangiste=, _n.m._, orange-grower; orange-man.

=orang-outang=, _n.m._, orang-outang.

=orateur=, _n.m._, orator, speaker, spokesman. _— éloquent_, _véhément_; eloquent, vehement, orator.

=oratoire=, _adj._, oratorial, oratorical. _Débit —_; oratorical delivery. _Art —_; oratory, art of public speaking.

=oratoire=, _n.m._, private chapel; oratory; Oratory (religious order).

=oratoirement= (-toâr-mān), _adv._, oratorically.

=oratorien= (-in), _n.m._, Oratorian.

=oratorio=, _n.m._, (mus.) oratorio.

=orbe=, _n.m._, (astron.) orbit; orb. _pl._, folds, coils (of a serpent); (ich.) orbis, orb-fish.

=orbe=, _adj._, (surg.) contusing (of blows).

=orbiculaire=, _adj._, orbicular.

=orbiculairement= (-lèr-mān), _adv._, orbicularly.

=orbiculé=, =-e=, _adj._, (bot.) orbicular, orbiculate, orbiculated.

=orbitaire=, _adj._, (anat.) orbital.

=orbite=, _n.f._, (astron.) orbit; (anat.) orbit, socket. _L’— de l’œil_; the socket of the eye.

=orcanète=, _n.f._, (bot.) orchanet, alkanet, dyer’s-bugloss, dyer’s-gromwell.

=orchestral= (-kès-), _adj._, orchestral.

=orchestration= (-kès-), _n.f._, (mus.) scoring.

=orchestre= (-kès-) _n.m._, orchestra; band.

=orchestrer= (-kès-), _v.a._, (mus.) to score.

=orchidées= _or_ =orchide= _or_ =orchie= (-ki-), _n.f.pl._, (bot.) orchidaceæ, (bot.) orchid, orchis, fool-stone, bee-flower, gnat-flower.

=ordalie=, _n.f._, ordeal (old form of trial).

=ordinaire=, _adj._, ordinary, common, usual, customary. _Le cours — de la nature_; the usual course of nature. _Le train — de la vie_; the ordinary course of life.

=ordinaire=, _n.m._, ordinary; ordinary practice; daily fare; (milit.) mess, table, ordinary allowance (of wine). _pl._, menses. _C’est un homme au-dessus de l’—_; he is above the common run. _À l’—_; as usual. _D’—_, _pour l’—_; usually, ordinarily.

=ordinairement= (-nèr-mān), _adv._, ordinarily, usually, commonly.

=ordinal=, _adj.m._, ordinal.

=ordinand=, _n.m._, candidate for ordination.

=ordinant=, _n.m._, ordaining bishop.

=ordination=, _n.f._, ordination.

=ordo=, _n.m._, (_—_) ordo, church-service book; (book regulating the order of the daily service in the church).

=ordon=, _n.m._, timber-frame.

=ordonnance=, _n.f._, order, ordering, ordonnance, ordinance; disposition, arrangement, regulation; (milit.) orderly; (med.) prescription. _Habits d’—_; regimentals. _Officier d’—_; orderly officer. _Par — de médecin_; acting on a doctor’s orders; by order.

=ordonnancement=, _n.m._, written order of payment.

=ordonnancer=, _v.a._, (fin.) to order the payment of, to pass (in writing); to prescribe, to ordain; to charter.

=ordonnateur=, _n.m._, ordainer; orderer.

=ordonnat-eur=, =-rice=, _adj._, ordaining; ordering. _n.m.f._, orderer, ordainer.

=ordonné=, =-e=, _part._, ordered, prescribed; ordained. _Charité bien —e commence par soi-même_; charity begins at home.

=ordonnée=, _n.f._, (geom.) ordinate.

=ordonner=, _v.a._, to ordain, to order, to regulate; to direct, to command, to enjoin, (med.) to prescribe; to decree; to confer holy orders. _Il est plus aisé d’— que d’exécuter_; ordering and carrying out are two different things. _Mon devoir me l’ordonne_; my duty commands me to do it, enjoins it (upon me). _Le médecin a ordonné la saignée_; the physician has prescribed bleeding.

=ordre=, _n.m._, order, word, command, mandate, warrant, management; class; tribe. _pl._, holy orders. _Maintenir l’—_; to maintain order, peace. _Traiter les choses par —_; to treat things in their order. _Marcher en — de bataille_; to march in battle array. _Il est le premier créancier en —_; he stands first on the list of creditors. _Cet homme n’a pas d’—_; that man has no system. _Cela n’est pas dans l’—_; that is not in order, not right. _Mot d’—_; watchword, password. _L’ancien — de choses_; the old order of things. _J’y mettrai —_; I shall see to it. _Un esprit du premier —_; an intellect of the highest order. _Du premier —_; of the highest order. _Donner ses —s_; to give one’s orders. _Un — par écrit_; a written order. _D’— et pour compte de_; (com.) by order and on account of. _Un billet à —_; a bill to order. _De quel — faites-vous cela?_ by whose order do you do that? _Prendre les —s_; to go into orders. _Conférer les —s_; to ordain. _— de chevalerie_; order of knighthood. _Mettre à l’— du jour_; (mil.) to mention in the general orders. _En bon —_; in good order. _Rappeler à l’—_; to call to order. _Passer à l’— du jour_; to pass to the order of the day. _Jusqu’à nouvel —_; until further orders.

=ordure=, _n.f._, filth, dirt, dust; excrement; dirty thing. _pl._, sweepings. _Panier aux —s_; dirt basket.

=orduri-er=, =-ère=, _n._ and _adj._, filthy blackguard; ribald; filthy.

=oréade=, _n.f._, (myth.) oread.

☉=orée=, _n.f._, border, skirt of a wood or forest.

*=oreillard=, =-e=, _adj._, (of horses) lop-eared.

*=oreille=, _n.f._, ear, hearing; tie (of shoes); fluke (of anchors); earth-board (of plows). _pl._, ears (of a bale); end-teeth (of combs); dog’s ears (of books). _Le tympan de l’—_; the drum of the ear. _Se boucher les —s_; to stop one’s ears. _Avoir mal aux —s_; to have an earache. _Avoir un tintement d’—s_; to have a tingling in one’s ears. _Boucle d’—_; ear-ring. _Parler à l’— à quelqu’un_, _dire un mot à l’— à quelqu’un_; to whisper a word to any one; to say a word in any one’s ear. _Prêter l’— à_; to lend an ear to; to listen; to give ear. _Faire la sourde —_; to turn a deaf ear. _Echauffer les —s à quelqu’un_; to provoke any one. _Donner sur les —s à quelqu’un_; to box any one’s ears. _Avoir la puce à l’—_; to be on the alert. _Se faire tirer l’—_; to require pressing. _Il ne se fait guère tirer l’—_; he does not need much pressing. _Être endetté par-dessus les —_; to be over head and ears in debt. _Avoir les —s rebattues de quelque chose_; to be tired of hearing a thing. _Ventre affamé n’a point d’—s_; a hungry belly has no ears. _Avoir l’— basse_; to look downcast, _or_ chopfallen, crestfallen. _Avoir les —s chastes_; to be offended by any gross word. _Il a bonne —_; he has a quick ear. _Il a l’— dure_; he is hard of hearing. _Il a de l’—_; he has a delicate ear, or an ear for music. _Cela lui entre par une — et sort par l’autre_; that goes in at one ear and out at the other. _Tirer l’— à quelqu’un_; to pull any one’s ear. _Dormir sur les deux —s_; to sleep soundly; to make one’s mind quite easy. _N’écouter que d’une —_; to pay little heed to what is said. _Venir corner à l’— de_; to din (anything) into a person’s ears. _Je n’entends pas de cette — là_; I will not listen to that; I don’t see it in that light. _Autant vous en pend à l’—_; you may expect as much.

*=oreiller=, _n.m._, pillow. _Une taie d’—_; a pillow-case.

*=oreillère=, _n.f._, (ent.) earwig; (armor) ear-piece.

*=oreillette=, _n.f._, (anat.) auricle; (bot., conch., zoöl.) ear; small-ear. _—s du cœur_; (anat.) auricles of the heart; (of a cat) ear-lap.

*=oreillon=, _n.m._, part of a helmet covering the ear; small-ear, handle; (zoöl.) eminence of the ears of bats; (med.) mumps [in this sense, generally used in the plural]. _pl._, (of hides) parings.

=orémus= (-mus), _n.m._, (_—_) oremus, orison (prayer); (int.) let us pray!

=oréographie=, _n.f._ _V._ =orographie=.

=ores= _or_ =ors=, _adv._, only used in _d’— et déjà_; from this moment.

=orfèvre=, _n.m._, goldsmith, silversmith. _— bijoutier_; goldsmith and jeweler. _Vous êtes —, M. Josse_; you are in the trade, my dear sir; that is a bit of special pleading; that’s not disinterested advice.

=orfèvrerie=, _n.f._, goldsmith’s art, silversmith’s trade; jewelry.

=orfévri=, =-e=, _adj._, wrought (by the goldsmith).

=orfraie=, _n.f._, sea-eagle, osprey.

=orfroi=, _n.m._, orphrey (fringe of gold).

=organdi=, _n.m._, book-muslin.

=organe=, _n.m._, organ; voice, medium, agency; mouthpiece, spokesman. _L’— de la vue_; the organ of sight. _Cet acteur manque d’—_; that actor has no voice.

=organeau=, _n.m._, (nav.) ring, anchor ring.

=organique=, _n.f._, (antiq.) instrumental music; mechanics, machines.

=organique=, _adj._, organic.

=organisat-eur=, =-rice=, _n._ and _adj._, organizer; organizing.

=organisation=, _n.f._, organization, formation, arrangement; constitution, nature, mind.

=organisé=, =-e=, _part._, organized. _Une tête bien —e_; a well-balanced mind.

=organiser=, _v.a._, to organize; to form; to draw up; to get up, to arrange.

_s’_=organiser=, _v.r._, to become organized; to get settled.

=organisme=, _n.m._, organism.

=organiste=, _n.m._, organist.

=organsin=, _n.m._, organzine (silk).

=organsinage=, _n.m._, organzining (silk-throwing).

=organsiner=, _v.a._, to organzine; to throw (silk).

=orgasme=, _n.m._, (med.) orgasm.

=orge=, _n.f._ [masculine with the adjectives _mondé_ and _perlé_], barley. _— mondé_; hulled barley. _— perlé_; pearl barley. _Faire ses —s_; to feather one’s nest. _Grossier comme du pain d’—_; as uncivil as you like, _or_ as they make them.

=orgé=, =-e=, _adj._, mixed with barley water.

=orgeat= (or-ja), _n.m._, orgeat (liquor).

=orgelet= _or_ =orgeolet=, _n.m._, (med.) stye.

=orgie= (or-jî), _n.f._, orgy; frantic revel; drunken bout. _pl._, (antiq.) orgies.

=orgue= (org), _n.m._, orgues, _n.f.pl._, (mus.) organ; (fort.) orgues. _Buffet d’—s_; organ-case. _— de Barbarie_; barrel-organ. _— portatif_; street organ. _Point d’—_; organ point. _— de mer_; organ-pipe coral. _Facteur d’—s_; organ builder. _Jeu d’—_; organ stop. _— expressif_; harmonium.

*=orgueil= (or-gheu-), _n.m._, pride, arrogance; ostentation, boasting. _Être enflé_, _bouffi_, _d’—_; to be puffed up with pride.

=orgueilleusement= (or-gheu-ieûz-mān), _adv._, proudly, haughtily, ostentatiously.

=orgueilleu-x=, =-se=, _n._ and _adj._, proud, haughty person; proud, haughty.

=orient=, _n.m._, East, Orient, rising, rise; water (of pearls). _Les peuples d’—_; the Eastern nations. _L’empire d’—_; the Eastern Empire. _Commerce d’—_; the East India trade. _Grand —_; grand lodge (freemasonry).

=oriental=, =-e=, _adj._, Oriental, Eastern. _Indes —es_; India, East India. _À l’—e_; in Eastern fashion.

=orientaliste=, _n.m._, Orientalist.

=orientation=, _n.f._, finding the cardinal points; trimming (of sails).

=orientaux=, _n.m.pl._, Orientals; Eastern nations.

=orienté=, =-e=, _part._, (nav.) set (of sails). _Bien —_; having a good aspect. _Mal —_; in a bad aspect. _Carte bien —e_; map exactly drawn.

=orientement= (oriant-mān), _n.m._, (nav.) trim (of sails).

=orienter=, _v.a._, to set towards the East; to give the right aspect to; (nav.) to trim (sails). _— un cadran_; to set a quadrant.

_s’_=orienter=, _v.r._, to find out the East; to take one’s bearings; to ascertain one’s position; to see what one is about. _Laissez-moi m’—_; let me see where I am.

=orifice=, _n.m._, orifice, aperture, hole.

=oriflamme=, _n.f._, oriflamme.

=origan=, _n.m._, (bot.) origanum, marjoram.

=originaire=, _adj._, originally come from; native of; native; first; primitive. _Il est — d’Italie_; he is of Italian origin; he comes from Italy.

=originairement= (-nèr-mān), _adv._, originally, primitively.

=original=, =-e=, _adj._, original, first, primitive; eccentric, queer, odd, peculiar, quaint. _Consulter l’édition —e_; to consult the original edition. _Le texte —_; the original text. _C’est un génie —_; he is an original genius. _Avoir un caractère —_; to have an eccentric character.

=original=, _n.m._, original (not the copy); strange character; queer fellow; character, oddity; (mam.) elk. _C’est un — sans copie_; he is eccentricity itself _or_ personified. _Copié sur l’—_; copied from the original.

=originalement= (-nal-mān), _adv._, originally, in an original manner; singularly, oddly.

=originalité=, _n.f._, originality; eccentricity; oddity, oddness, quaintness.

=origine=, _n.f._, origin, fountain, source; seat; spring; derivation; extraction. _L’— d’un mot_; the origin of a word. _Il était de basse —_; he was of mean extraction. _Dans l’—_; originally. _Dès l’—_; from the very beginning, from the very first. _Avoir_ or _tirer son — de_; to originate in; to have one’s origin.

=originel=, =-le=, _adj._, original, primitive. _Péché —_; original sin.

=originellement= (-nèl-mān), _adv._, originally.

*=original=, _n.m._, elk. [In Canada.]

*=orillard=, =-e=. _V._ =oreillard=.

*=orillon=, _n.m._, (fort.) orillon; (of a plow) mold-board; (of a porringer) handle. _pl._, (med.) mumps (for which _oreillons_ is also used).

=orin=, _n.m._, (nav.) buoy-rope (of an anchor).

=orion=, _n.m._, (astron.) Orion.

=oripeau=, _n.m._, orsedew; Dutch gold; tinsel; foil; faded finery, silver lace.

=orle=, _n.m._, (arch.) orle, orlet, orlo; (her.) orle.

=orléans=, _n.m._, light cloth for summer wear.

=ormaie= _or_ =ormoie=, _n.f._, elm-grove.

=orme=, _n.m._, elm. _— tilleul_; wych-elm. _Attendre sous l’—_; to wait till doomsday.

=ormeau=, _n.m._, young elm.

*=ormille=, _n.f._, hedge of young elms.

=ormin=, _n.m._, (bot.) annual clary.

=ormoie=, _n.f._ _V._ =ormaie=.

=orne=, _n.m._, (bot.) ornus, flowering-ash.

=orné=, =-e=, _part._, adorned, ornamented, decked (with).

=ornemaniste= _or_ =ornementiste=, _n.m._, (arch.) ornament-maker.

=ornement=, _n.m._, ornament, embellishment; (mus.) grace-note.

=ornemental=, _adj._, ornamental.

=ornementation=, _n.f._, ornamentation.

=orner=, _v.a._, to adorn, to ornament, to decorate, to grace, to bedeck, to embellish, to deck. _Les vertus ornent l’âme_; virtues embellish the soul. _— son esprit_; to adorn one’s mind.

=ornière=, _n.f._, rut (of a road); old track, beaten path. _Il est retombé dans l’—_; he has fallen back into the old track.

=ornithogale=, _n.m._, (bot.) ornithogalum, star-of-Bethlehem.

=ornitholithe=, _n.m._, ornitholite.

=ornithologie=, _n.f._, ornithology.

=ornithologiste= _or_ =ornithologue=, _n.m._, ornithologist.

=ornithomance= _or_ =ornithomancie=, _n.f._, ornithomancy.

=ornithorynque=, _n.m._, (zoöl.) ornithorhynchus, water-mole.

=orobanche=, _n.f._, (bot.) orobanche, broom-rape, strangleweed.

=orobe=, _n.f._, (bot.) orobus, bitter-vetch.

=orographie=, _n.f._, orography.

=orologie=, _n.f._, orology.

=oronge=, _n.f._, (bot.) orange-agaric. _Fausse —_; amanita muscaria, fly-agaric.

*=orpailleur=, _n.m._, gold-finder, gold-seeker.

=orphelin=, =-e=, _n._ and _adj._, orphan, orphaned.

=orphelinat=, _n.m._, orphan-asylum, orphanage.

=orphéon=, _n.m._, orpheon, choral society; choral-singing.

=orphéoniste=, _n.m._, choral singer.

=orphie=, _n.f._, garfish.

=orphique=, _adj._, Orphic.

=orphique=, _n.m._, votary of Orpheus.

=orphiques=, _n.f.pl._, (antiq.) orgies, feasts in honor of Bacchus.

=orpiment=, _n.m._, orpiment.

=orpimenter=, _v.a._, to color with orpiment.

=orpin=, _n.m._, (bot.) orpine; (min.) orpiment.

=orque=, _n.m._, (ich.) ork. _V._ =épaulard=.

=ors=, _adv._ _V._ =ores=.

*=orseille=, _n.f._, (bot.) orchela; dyer’s moss.

=ort=, _adj. invariable_, (com.) gross weight. _Peser —_; to weigh gross weight.

*=orteil=, _n.m._, toe; great toe. _Se dresser sur ses —s_; to stand on tip-toe.

=orthodoxe=, _adj._, orthodox.

=orthodoxie=, _n.f._, orthodoxy.

=orthodromie=, _n.f._, orthodromy.

=orthoépie=, _n.f._, orthoëpy.

=orthogonal=, =-e=, _adj._, orthogonal.

=orthogonalement=, _adv._, in a right angle.

=orthogone=, _adj._, (geom.) orthogonal.

=orthographe=, _n.f._, orthography, spelling. _Faute d’—_; mistake in spelling.

=orthographie=, _n.f._, (arch., bot., geom., persp.) orthography.

=orthographier=, _v.a._ and _n._, to spell.

=orthographique=, _adj._, orthographical, orthographic. _Dessin —_; orthographical drawing.

=orthographiste=, _n.m._, orthographer.

=orthopédie=, _n.f._, orthopædy.

=orthopédique=, _adj._, orthopædic.

=orthopédiste=, _n.m._, orthopædist.

=orthopnée=, _n.f._, orthopnœa.

=orthoptère=, _n.m._ and _adj._, orthopterous insect; orthopterous.

=orthoptères=, _n.m.pl._, orthoptera, orthopterans.

=ortie= (or-tî), _n.f._, nettle; (vet.) rowel. _Jeter aux —s_; to throw to the dogs, to cast off. _Jeter son froc aux —s_; to be unfrocked (of monks).

=ortié=, =-e=, _adj._, nettled. _Fièvre —e_; nettle-rash.

=ortive=, _adj._, (astron.) ortive.

=ortolan=, _n.m._, (orni.) ortolan.

=orvale=, _n.f._, (bot.) clary, orval.

=orvet=, _n.m._, (erpetology) slow-worm.

=orviétan=, _n.m._, orvietan, nostrum. _Marchand d’—_; quack-doctor.

=oryctographie=, _n.f._, oryctography.

=oryctologie=, _n.f._, oryctology.

=oryctologiste= _or_ =oryctologue=, _n.m._, oryctologist.

=os= (ô), _n.m._, bone. _L’— de la jambe_; the shin-bone. _— de l’épaule_; shoulder-blade. _— à ronger_; bone to pick; sop; nut to crack. _Jusqu’à la moelle des —_; to the bones. _Elle n’a que la peau et les —_; she is nothing but skin and bones. _Rompre les — à quelqu’un_; to beat any one unmercifully. _Ne pas faire de vieux —_; not to live long. _Être trempé_, or _percé_, _jusqu’aux —_; to be wet through or to the skin.

=oscillant=, =-e=, _adj._, oscillating.

=oscillation= (-sil-la-), _n.f._, oscillation, vibration, swing.

=oscillatoire= (-sil-la-), _adj._, oscillatory.

=osciller= (os-sil-lé), _v.n._, to oscillate, to swing, to vibrate, to fluctuate, to waver. _— entre deux opinions_; to be undecided, to waver between two opinions.

=oscitant=, =-e=, _adj._, (med.) oscitant, gaping, yawning.

=oscitation=, _n.f._, oscitancy, gaping.

=osculat-eur=, =-rice=, _adj._, (geom.) osculatory.

=osculation=, _n.f._, (geom.) osculation.

=osé=, =-e=, _adj._, bold, daring; attempted, ventured.

*=oseille=, _n.f._, sorrel.

=oser=, _v.a._, to dare, to be so bold as, to venture. _Vous n’osez rien_; you won’t venture anything.

=oser=, _v.n._, to dare, to venture, to presume, to attempt. _Je n’oserais_, _je n’ose_; I dare not. _Si j’ose le dire_; if I may venture so to speak. _Oserai-je le dire?_ can I venture to say it? _Oseriez-vous le blâmer?_ would you dare to blame him?

=oseraie= (ô-zrê), _n.f._, osier-bed.

=osier=, _n.m._, osier, withy, wicker. _Un panier d’—_; a wicker-basket.

=osmazôme=, _n.f._, (chem.) osmazome.

=osmium=, _n.m._ (n.p.), (chem.) osmium.

=osmonde=, _n.f._, (bot.) osmund.

=ossature=, _n.f._, (anat.) osseous frame-work, skeleton.

=osselet= (o-slê), _n.m._, ossicle, small bone; knuckle-bone; (vet.) osselet.

=ossements= (os-mān), _n.m.pl._, bones (of dead bodies).

=osseu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, bony, osseous.

=ossianique=, _adj._, of Ossian.

=ossification=, _n.f._, ossification.

=ossifier=, _v.a._, to ossify.

_s’_=ossifier=, _v.r._, to become ossified.

=ossu=, =-e=, _adj._, large boned, bony.

=ossuaire=, _n.m._, ossuary, charnel-house.

=ostéine=, _n.f._, (chem.) osseine (substance extracted from bones).

=ostensible=, _adj._, ostensible, visible.

=ostensiblement=, _adv._, ostensibly, visibly.

=ostensoir= _or_ =ostensoire=, _n.m._, (c.rel.) monstrance, remonstrance.

=ostentat-eur=, =-rice=, _n._ and _adj._, ostentatious person; ostentatious.

=ostentation=, _n.f._, ostentation, show, boast. _Faire — de ses richesses_; to parade one’s wealth.

=ostéocolle=, _n.f._, osteocolla, bone-glue.

=ostéocope=, _adj._, of the bones. _Douleur —_; osteocope.

=ostéogénie=, _n.f._, osteogeny.

=ostéographie=, _n.f._, osteography.

=ostéolithe=, _n.m._, petrified bone.

=ostéologie=, _n.f._, osteology.

=ostéotomie=, _n.f._, osteotomy.

=ostracé=, =-e=, _adj._, ostraceous.

=ostraciser=, _v.a._, to ostracize, to banish.

=ostracisme=, _n.m._, ostracism, banishment. _Frapper d’—_; to ostracize, to banish.

=ostracite=, _n.f._, (foss.) ostracite.

=ostréiculteur=, _n.m._, oyster-grower.

=ostréiculture=, _n.f._, oyster-culture.

=ostrogot=, _n.m._, Ostrogoth; barbarian, savage, fool.

=otage=, _n.m._, hostage, pledge. _En —_; as a hostage.

=otalgie=, _n.f._, otalgia, ear-ache.

=ôté=, _prep._, except, save, but, barring. _— cela, je ferai tout_; I’ll do everything but that.

=ôter=, _v.a._, to take away; to remove; to deprive; to take off, to deduct; to take out; to pull off; to set aside; to rid (of). _Otez cette table de là_; take that table away. _Otez la nappe_; take away the cloth. _Je ne puis m’— cela de la tête_; I can’t get that out of my head. _— sa cravate_, _son manteau_, _son chapeau_, _ses souliers_; to take off one’s neckcloth, cloak, hat, shoes. _— son gilet_; to pull off one’s waistcoat. _— son chapeau à quelqu’un_; to take off one’s hat to any one. _On lui a ôté sa place_; they have deprived him of his situation. _Cette eau ôte les taches_; that water removes stains.

_s’_=ôter=, _v.r._, to remove; to get away; to be moved, to be taken away, to take one’s self off; to stand out. _Otez-vous de devant mes yeux_; get out of my sight. _Otez-vous du chemin_; stand out of the way. _Ote-toi de là que je m’y mette_; make room for me.

=ottoman=, =-e=, _n._ and _adj._, Ottoman.

=ottomane=, _n.f._, ottoman (sofa).

=ou=, _conj._, or, either, else, or else. _Mort — vif_; either dead or alive.

=où=, _adv._, where, whither; at which; in which; to which; through which; when, that. _— suis-je?_ where am I? _— en suis-je?_ how do matters stand? _— allez-vous?_ where are you going? _D’—?_ whence? where ... from. _D’— est-il?_ what countryman is he? _D’— savez-vous cela?_ how do you know that? _D’— vient que?_ how is it that? _Par —?_ which way? _L’état — il est_; the condition in which he is. _Le but — il tend_; the end he has in view. _— en êtes vous avec lui?_ upon what terms are you with him? _Partout —_; wherever. _Le moment — je vous ai quitté_; the moment when _or_ just as I left you. _— en êtes vous de votre travail?_ how far have you got with your work; what progress have you made?

☉*=ouaille=, _n.f._, sheep. _pl._, flock (of a pastor).

=ouais!= _int._, heyday! whish! dear me! bless my soul!

=ouate=, _n.f._, wadding, padding; cotton-wool. _Doublé de —_; wadded, lined with wadding.

=ouater=, _v.a._, to wad, to pad. _Ouaté_; velvety.

=oubli=, _n.m._, forgetfulness, neglect, oblivion; oversight, inadvertence, omission, slip; breach. _Mettre en —_; to forget. _Ensevelir dans l’—_; to bury in oblivion. _Tomber dans l’—_; to sink into oblivion, to fall into neglect.

=oubliable=, _adj._, liable to be forgotten; that deserves to be forgotten.

☉=oubliance=, _n.f._ _V._ =oubli=.

=oublie=, _n.f._, a kind of very thin pastry; wafer.

=oublier=, _v.a._, to forget, to be unmindful of; to omit, to leave out. _— son devoir_; to forget one’s duty. _N’oubliez pas les pauvres_; remember the poor. _— une injure_; to forget an injury. _Oublions le passé_; let bygones be bygones.

_s’_=oublier=, _v.r._, to forget one’s self; to neglect one’s affairs, to be forgotten. _Les parvenus s’oublient facilement_; upstarts easily forget themselves.

=oubliettes=, _n.f.pl._, oubliettes; (fig.) trap-dungeon. _Mettre aux —_; to consign to oblivion.

=oublieur=, _n.m._, muffin-man.

=oublieu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, forgetful, oblivious, unmindful.

=ouest= (ou-èst), _n.m._, West, westerly, western. _Un vent d’—_; a westerly wind. _À l’—_; westward, in a westerly direction; westerly (of the wind). _Vents d’—_; westerly winds. _L’Ouest_; (rail) the Great Western of France.

=ouf!= _int._, oh!

=oui=, _adv._, yes. _—-da_; yes, indeed, willingly. _Il ne m’a répondu ni — ni non_; he gave me no positive answer. _Dire_, _parier_, _assurer que —_; to say, to bet, to assure that it is so. _Il a dit que —_ or _il a dit —_; he said yes.

=oui=, _n.m._, yes. _Dire le grand —_; to marry, to pronounce the fatal word “I will.” _Le — et le non_; yes and no. _Pour un — et un non_; for the least thing. _Les — et les non_; the ayes and noes.

=ouï=, =-e=, _part._, heard. _J’ai — dire_; I have heard say. _J’ai — parler de_; I have heard of.

=ouï-dire=, _n.m._, (_—_) hearsay.

=ouïe=, _n.f._, hearing. _Avoir l’— bonne_; to be quick of hearing.

=ouïe=, _n.f._, hole (of a violin, etc.). _pl._, gills (of fish).

*=ouillage=, _n.m._, ullage; filling up of a cask of wine.

=ouiller=, _v.a._, to fill up, to refresh, to add to, to replace in a cask the quantity which has disappeared by leakage, etc.

=ouïr=, _v.a._, to hear.

=ouistiti=, _n.m._, striated monkey.

=ouragan=, _n.m._, hurricane, tornado.

=ourdir=, _v.a._, to warp; to plot, to brew, to hatch, to concoct. _— une toile_; to warp a cloth. _— une trahison_; to plot a treacherous deed. _— un complot_; to hatch a plot.

=ourdissage=, _n.m._, warping.

=ourdisseu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, warper.

=ourdissoir=, _n.m._, warp-beam.

=ourdissure=, _n.f._, warping.

=ourler=, _v.a._, to hem (needlework). _— à jour_; to hemstitch.

=ourlet=, _n.m._, hem.

=ours= (oors), _n.m._, bear. _Un — mal léché_; an unlicked cub, an ill-bred fellow. _Il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l’— avant qu’on l’ait pris_; you must not count your chickens before they are hatched. _C’est un —_; he is a bear. _Chasse à l’—_; bear-hunt.

=ourse=, _n.f._, she-bear; (astron.) Ursa. _La grande —_; Ursa Major, the Greater Bear. _La petite —_; Ursa Minor, the Lesser Bear.

=oursin=, _n.m._, sea-urchin.

=ourson=, _n.m._, bear’s cub.

=ourvari=, _n.m._ _V._ =hourvari=.

=outarde=, _n.f._, (orni.) bustard.

=outardeau=, _n.m._, (orni.) young bustard.

=outil= (oo-ti), _n.m._, tool, implement.

*=outillage=, _n.m._, stock of tools.

*=outillé=, =-e=, _adj._, furnished with tools.

*=outiller=, _v.a._, to furnish with tools.

=outrage=, _n.m._, outrage, gross insult, abuse; injury. _Souffrir un —_; to brook an outrage. _Faire un — à_; to commit an outrage upon.

=outrageant=, =-e= (-jān, -t), _adj._, outrageous; insulting, abusive.

=outrager=, _v.a._, to outrage, to insult, to shock, to offend. _— la pudeur_; to commit an outrage upon decency.

=outrageusement= (-jeûz-mān), _adv._, outrageously, insultingly.

=outrageu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, outrageous.

=outrance=, _n.f._, extreme; excess. _À —_; with a vengeance; to the death. _À toute —_; beyond measure.

=outre=, _n.f._, leather bottle.

=outre=, _adv._, further, beyond. _Passer —_; to go on, to take no notice of a thing, to pass over; (jur.) to proceed. _D’— en —_; through and through.

=outre=, _prep._, beyond; besides, in addition to, above. _D’—-mer_; from beyond the seas, across the channel. _— cela_; besides that.

=outre que=, _conj._, besides.

=outré=, =-e=, _adj._, exaggerated, far-fetched; incensed; strained, excessive, undue. _Pensée —e_; extravagant thought. _Des louanges — es_; excessive praise. _Il est — en tout_; he is far-fetched in everything.

=outrecuidance=, _n.f._, presumption; overweening conceit.

=outrecuidant=, =-e=, _adj._, overweening, presumptuous, conceited.

☉=outrecuidé=, =-e=, _adj._, presumptuous, overweening.

=outrement=, _adv._, (l.u.) excessively, beyond measure.

=outremer=, _n.m._, ultra-marine (color).

=outrepasse=, _n.f._, extra-cuttings (of wood).

=outrepasser=, _v.a._, to go beyond, to exceed, to transgress. _— ses pouvoirs_; to exceed one’s powers.

=outrer=, _v.a._ and _n._, to exaggerate, to overdo; ☉to overwhelm; to incense; to strain. _— un cheval_; to strain a horse. _C’est un homme qui outre tout_; he is a man who overdoes everything.

=ouvert=, =-e=, _part._, open, unfortified (of towns). _À livre —_; at sight. _Parler à cœur —_; to speak unreservedly, frankly. _Chanter à livre —_; to sing at sight. _Compte —_; (com.) running account. _À bureau —_; on presentation, on demand.

=ouvertement=, _adv._, openly, frankly.

=ouverture=, _n.f._, opening; aperture, chasm, gap, hole, chink; overture, beginning; orifice, means, way; width (of a door). _L’— était assez large pour qu’il passât_; the opening was wide enough to enable him to pass. _Faire des —s de paix_; to make overtures of peace. _L’— était bien belle_; the overture was very fine. _L’— de la chasse_; the opening of the shooting season. _— d’esprit_; quick-wittedness.

=ouvrable=, _adj._, working, workable. _Jour —_; working-day, week-day.

=ouvrage=, _n.m._, work, piece of work; performance, workmanship; job. _— de brique_; brick-work. _Se mettre à l’—_; to set to work. _— à l’aiguille_; needlework.

=ouvragé=, =-e=, _adj._, wrought, worked, figured.

=ouvrager=, _v.a._, to work, to figure.

=ouvrant=, =-e=, _adj._, opening. _À jour —_; at break of day, at daybreak.

=ouvré=, =-e=, _adj._, diapered; wrought.

=ouvreau=, _n.m._, side-hole (of furnaces).

=ouvrer=, _v.a._, to work; to diaper; to coin. _— la monnaie_; to coin money.

☉=ouvrer=, _v.n._, to work.

=ouvreu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, opener. _—se de loges_; (thea.) box-keeper.

=ouvrier=, _n.m._, workman, artisan; mechanic, operative, journeyman. _— à la journée_; day-laborer. _À l’œuvre on connaît l’—_; the workman is known by his work. _Mauvais — n’a jamais bons outils_; a bad workman always blames his tools.

=ouvri-er=, =-ère=, _adj._, operative, working. _Jour —_; working-day. _La classe —ère_; the working-classes. _Cheville —ère_; pole-bolt (of a coach); (fig.) prime mover.

=ouvrière=, _n.f._, workwoman.

=ouvrir= (ouvrant, ouvert), _v.a._, to open, to unclose, to set open; to sharpen (the appetite); to broach (opinion); to subject to. _— la terre_; to dig open the earth. _Cela ouvre l’appétit_; that sharpens the appetite. _— son cœur à quelqu’un_; to unbosom one’s self to any one.

_s’_=ouvrir=, _v.r._, to open for one’s self, to disclose one’s self; to open one’s mind. _S’— un passage_ or _un chemin_; to cut a way for one’s self (through). _S’— à quelqu’un_; to open one’s mind to any one.

=ouvrir=, _v.n._, to open, to expand, to spread.

=ouvroir=, _n.m._, workshop; work-room.

=ovaire=, _n.m._, (anat.) ovary; (bot.) ovary.

=ovalaire=, _adj._, (anat.) oval.

=ovale=, _n.m._ and _adj._, oval.

=ovariotomie=, _n.f._, (surg.) amputation of a diseased ovary.

=ovation=, _n.f._, ovation.

=ove=, _n.m._, (arch.) ovolo.

=ové=, =-e=, _adj._, ovate, ovated.

=ovicule=, _n.m._, small ovolo.

=oviducte=, _n.m._, (anat.) oviduct.

=ovine=, _adj._, ovine.

=ovipare=, _n.m._ and _adj._, oviparous animal; oviparous.

=ovoïde=, _adj._, ovoid.

=ovule=, _n.m._, (physiology) ovule, ovulum.

=oxalate=, _n.m._, (chem.) oxalate.

=oxalide=, _n.f._, (bot.) oxalis.

=oxalique=, _adj._, oxalic.

=oxycrat=, _n.m._, oxycrate (beverage).

=oxydabilité=, _n.f._, oxidability.

=oxydable=, _adj._, oxidable.

=oxydation=, _n.f._, oxidation.

=oxyde=, _n.m._, (chem.) oxide.

=oxyder=, _v.a._, (chem.) to oxidate.

_s’_=oxyder=, _v.r._, to be, to become oxidized.

=oxygénable=, _adj._, (chem.) oxygenizable.

=oxygénation=, _n.f._, (chem.) oxygenation.

=oxygène=, _n.m._, (chem.) oxygen.

=oxygéner=, _v.a._, (chem.) to oxygenate.

=oxygone=, _adj._, (geom.) oxygonal, oxygonial.

=oxymel=, _n.m._, oxymel.

=oxyrrhodin=, _n.m._, (pharm.) oxyrrhodine.

=oyant=, _n.m._, =-e=, _n.f._, (jur.) auditor, hearer.

=ozène=, _n.f._, ozæna.

=ozone=, _n.m._, (chem.) ozone.

=ozonisation=, _n.f._, ozonization.

=ozonomètre=, _n.m._, ozonometer.

P

=p=, _n.m._, the sixteenth letter of the alphabet, p.

=p.= (initial letter of Père), father (priest).

=p.= (initial letter of Pour), (com.) per.

=paca=, _n.m._, kind of guinea-pig.

=pacage=, _n.m._, pasture-land.

=pacager=, _v.n._, (jur.) to pasture.

=in pace=, _n.m._ _V._ =in pace=.

=pacha=, _n.m._ (_—s_), pacha, bashaw.

=pachalik= (pa-ka-lik), _n.m._ (_—s_), pachalic.

=pachyderme=, _n.m._ and _adj._, pachyderm; pachydermatous.

=pacificat-eur=, =-rice=, _n._ and _adj._, pacificator, pacifier; pacifying, peace-maker.

=pacification=, _n.f._, pacification, peace-making, appeasement; adjustment.

=pacifier=, _v.a._, to pacify, to appease; to still, to calm. _Se —_; to become, _or_ to be, pacified.

=pacifique=, _adj._, pacific, peaceable, peaceful.

=pacifiquement= (-fik-mān), _adv._, peacefully, peaceably, quietly.

=pacotille=, _n.f._, (com.) venture, pack, bale, trumpery wares; quantity, stock; seaman’s venture. _Marchandises de —_; slops; slop-made, ready-made, cheap, goods; salework.

=pacotiller=, _v.n._, to traffic in, _or_ take out, small ventures.

=pacotilleur=, _n.m._, small sea-trader.

=pacte=, _n.m._, compact, contract, pact, agreement.

=pactiser=, _v.n._, to covenant, to make a compact with, to compound (with).

=pactole=, _n.m._, Pactolus; (fig.) a source of great wealth.

=padischa=, _n.m._, (_—s_) the Sultan of Turkey.

=padou=, _n.m._, ferret, narrow tape.

=padouane=, _n.f._, Paduan coin (imitation of an ancient medal).

=paf=, _int._, slap! bang!

_se_ =paffer=, _v.r._, (pop.) to booze, to get drunk.

=pæan= (pé-an), _n.m._, pæan.

=pagaie=, _n.f._, paddle (of a canoe). _Aller à la —_; (nav.) to paddle.

_en_ =pagale=, _adv._, hurriedly, in disorder; in bulk, unpacked.

=paganisme=, _n.m._, paganism, heathenism.

=pagayer=, _v.a._ and _n._, (nav.) to paddle.

=pagayeur=, _n.m._, paddler.

=page=, _n.m._, page (person). _Être hors de —_; to be one’s own master.

=page=, _n.f._, page (of a book). _Le haut_, _le bas_, _d’une —_; the top, the bottom, of a page. _Mettre en —s_; (print.) to make up, to click. _Metteur en —s_; clicker, maker-up.

=pagination=, _n.f._, paging.

=paginer=, _v.a._, to page, to folio.

*=pagne=, _n.m._, cotton drawers (negro’s).

*=pagnon=, _n.m._, black broadcloth.

=pagode=, _n.f._, pagoda. _Manche —_; wide sleeve.

=paie=, _n.f._ _V._ =paye=.

=paiement= _or_ =paîment=, _n.m._ _V._ =payement=.

=païen=, =-ne=, _n._ and _adj._, pagan, heathen. _Les dieux des —s_; the gods of the pagans.

*=paillard=, =-e=, _n._ and _adj._, (l.ex.) wanton, lewd person, rake, boon-companion; lecherous, lewd, broad, racy.

*=paillarder=, _v.n._, (l.ex.) to practise lewdness, to play the wanton.

*=paillardise=, _n.f._, (l.ex.) lechery, lewdness, wantonness.

*=paillasse=, _n.f._, straw mattress, palliasse; ticking, tick.

=paillasse=, _n.m._, clown, merry-andrew.

*=paillasson=, _n.m._, straw-matting; straw-mat; mat, door-mat; window pad.

*=paille=, _n.f._, straw; chaff; flaw (of gems, of metals); (manu.) chip; mote. _Menue —_; chaff. _Brin de —_; bit of straw. _Botte de —_; truss _or_ bottle of straw. _Chapeau de —_; straw-hat. _Couleur —_; straw-colored. _Homme de —_; man-of-straw. _Un feu de —_; straw fire, sudden, short blaze. _Tirer à la courte —_; to draw lots, to draw cuts. _Rompre la — avec quelqu’un_; to fall out with any one. _Ce diamant a une —_; that diamond has a flaw in it. _Mourir sur la —_; to die a miserable death; to die in the gutter. _Être sur la —_; to be miserably poor. _Cela enlève la —_; that takes the cake. _Tout, — et blé_; everything, to the last penny.

*=paille=, _adj. invariable_, straw-colored.

*=paillé=, =-e=, _adj._, (her.) diapered; covered with straw; flawy (of metals); straw-colored.

*=paille-en-queue=, _n.m._, (_—_) tropic-bird, phaeton.

*=pailler=, _n.m._, farm-yard, heap of straw, straw-rick, dunghill. _Chapon de —_; barn-door capon. _Être sur son —_; to be in one’s stronghold.

*=paill-er=, =-ère=, _adj._, of farm-yards.

*=paillet=, _adj._, pale (of red wine).

*=pailleter=, _v.a._, to spangle.

*=paillette=, _n.f._, spangle.

*=pailleu-r=, _n.m._, =-se=, _n.f._, dealer in straw.

*=pailleu-x=, =-se=, _adj._, flawy (of metals). _Du fer —_; flawy iron.

*=paillon=, _n.m._, wisp of straw, large spangle; bit of solder.

=pain=, _n.m._, bread, loaf; cake (of color, etc.). _Un —_; a loaf. _Du —_; some bread. _Un petit —_; a roll. _— mollet_; soft bread. _Du — bis_; brown bread. _Du — frais_, _du — tendre_; new bread. _Du — rassis_; stale bread. _— de munition_; regulation bread. _— sans levain_; unleavened bread. _— de ménage_; home-made bread, household bread. _Manger son — blanc le premier_; to have the best of one’s life first, _or_ to have one’s happiest days over. _— chapelé_; rasped bread. _Il sait son — manger_; he knows how to shift for himself. _Ne pas valoir le — qu’on mange_; not to be worth one’s salt. _— quotidien_; daily bread. _Mettre à quelqu’un le — à la main_; to give any one his bread. _Avoir son — cuit_; to have a competency, to have enough to live on. _Avoir du — sur la planche_; to have saved money. _— de sucre_; sugar-loaf. _— de savon_; cake of soap. _— bénit_; consecrated bread. _C’est — bénit_; it serves him right. _C’est un long jour qu’un jour sans —_; ’tis a long lane that has no turning. _Un — à cacheter_; a wafer. _— d’épice_; gingerbread. _Tel grain tel —_; as you sow, you must mow. _Faire passer le goût du —_; (fam.) to kill, to do for.

=pair=, _adj._, even (of numbers); similar. _Non —_; odd. _— ou non_; odd or even.

=pair=, _n.m._, peer; equal; par; equality; fellow, equal footing, common level; (of birds) mate. _Le change est au —_; the exchange is at par. _Au —_; at par; not behindhand (with one’s task); with board and lodging, but no salary. _Être jugé par ses —s_; to be tried by one’s peers. _Sans —_; matchless. _Nous voilà — à —_; now, we are even. _De —_; on a par, on an equality. _Aller de — avec quelqu’un_; to go cheek by jowl with any one. _Marcher de — avec_; to be on an equal footing with. _Traiter quelqu’un de — à compagnon_; to be hail-fellow well met with any one. _Hors de —_; beyond comparison, beyond compare, above the level of others.

=paire=, _n.f._, pair, brace, couple. _Une — de bœufs_; a pair of oxen. _Une — de ciseaux_; a pair of scissors. _Les deux font la —_; they are well-matched.

=pairement= (pèr-mān), _adv._, (arith.) evenly.

=pairesse=, _n.f._, peeress.

=pairie=, _n.f._, peerage.

=paisible=, _adj._, peaceable, peaceful, quiet, still, calm. _Sommeil —_; peaceful sleep. _Mener une vie —_; to lead a peaceful life.

=paisiblement=, _adv._, peaceably, peacefully.

=paisson=, _n.f._, pasture (in forests).

=paître= (paissant, pu), _v.a._ and _n._, to graze, to feed, to tend. _Mener — des moutons_; to drive sheep to pasture. _Envoyer — quelqu’un_; to send any one about his business. _Allez —_; go about your business.

_se_ =paître=, _v.r._, to feed (on).

=paix=, _n.f._, peace; quiet; rest, stillness, silence; (c.rel.) osculatory, pax. _Troubler la — de_; to disturb the peace of. _Garder la —_; to keep the peace. _— fourrée_, _— plâtrée_; hypocritical peace, patched-up peace. _Laissez-moi en —_; let me alone. _Il a fait sa —_; he has made his peace. _Ne donner ni — ni trève à quelqu’un_; to leave no one any rest. _Donner_, _laisser_, _ficher la — à_; to leave any one alone; not to bother any one.

=paix!= _int._, peace! be quiet!

=pal=, _n.m._, (_—s_, or _paux_) pale, stake (punishment); (her.) pale.

=paladin=, _n.m._, paladin, champion, knight-errant. _C’est un vrai —_; he is a perfect knight-errant.

=palais=, _n.m._, palace; mansion; court of justice; law-courts; hall; palate (of the mouth); taste. _Terme de —_; law term. _Style du —_, _style de —_; law style. _— de justice_; law-courts. _Jour de —_; court day.

=palan=, _n.m._, (nav.) tackle, hoisting gear.

=palanche=, _n.f._, yoke (for carrying pails).

=palançons=, _n.m.pl._, (mas.) props (to support mud-walls till they are dry).

=palanque=, _n.f._, (fort.) blindage, blind; stockade.

=palanquer=, _v.a._, to hoist, to haul on a tackle.

=palanquin=, _n.m._, palanquin.

=palastre=, _n.m._, case (of a lock).

=palatale=, _n._ and _adj._ _f._, (gram.) palatal.

=palatin=, =-e=, _adj._, Palatine.

=palatin=, _n.m._, Palatine.

=palatin=, =-e=, _adj._, (anat.) of the palate.

=palatinat=, _n.m._, Palatinate.

=palatine=, _n.f._, wife of a Palatine; Palatine princess; fur-tippet; tippet, victorine.

=pale=, _n.f._, sluice, flood-gate; blade (of an oar); paddle-board; (c.rel.) pall; (orni.) spoon-bill.

=pâle=, _adj._, pale, wan, pallid; ghastly. _— comme la mort_; as pale as death. _— de colère_; pale with rage. _Un peu —_; palish, somewhat pale. _Bleu —_; pale blue. _—s couleurs_; (med.) chlorosis, green-sickness. _Cet ouvrage est d’un style —_; the style of that work is tame _or_ colorless.

=paléage=, _n.m._, shoveling.

=palée=, _n.f._, row of stakes, of pales.

=palefrenier= (pal-frē-nié), _n.m._, groom, ostler.

=palefroi= (pal-froa), _n.m._, palfrey.

=palémon=, _n.m._, prawn.

=paléographe=, _n.m._, paleographer.

=paléographie=, _n.f._, paleography (study of ancient writings).

=paléontologie=, _n.f._, paleontology.

=paléontologique=, _adj._, paleontological.

=paléontologiste=, _n.m._, paleontologist.

=paléothérium=, _n.m._, (_—s_) (foss.) paleotherium.

=paleron= (pa-lron), _n.m._, shoulder-blade, shoulder-bone.

=palestine=, _n.f._, (print.) two-line pica.

=palestre=, _n.f._, (antiq.) palestra.

=palestrique=, _adj._, (antiq.) palestrian, palestric.

=palestrique=, _n.f._, (antiq.) palestra (exercises).

=palet=, _n.m._, quoit. _Jouer au —_; to play at quoits.

=paletot= (pal-to), _n.m._, paletot; great coat; overcoat. _— pilote_; pilot-coat. _— sac_; sack-coat.

=palette=, _n.f._, battledore, racket, bat; (paint.) pallet; palette; (surg.) pallet; (gilding) pallet; (horl.) pallet; (tech.) float-board, blade. _Sentir la —_; to smack of the pallet.

=palétuvier=, _n.m._, (bot.) mangrove, mangle; button-tree.

=pâleur=, _n.f._, paleness, wanness, tameness, ghastliness. _— mortelle_; deathlike pallor.

=pali=, _n.m._, (philol.) Pahli, Pali. _Etudier le —_; to study Pahli, the Pali language.

=pâli=, =-e=, _adj._, grown pale.

=palier=, _n.m._, landing; landing-place (of a staircase); stair-head, flat, floor. _Demeurer sur le même —_; to live on the same floor. _Un homme est fort sur son —_; every man is a king in his own house.

=palière=, _n.f._, top-stair. _Porte —_; landing-door.

=palification=, _n.f._, (engineering) palification, pile-driving.

=palimpseste=, _n.m._, palimpsest.

=palingénésie=, _n.f._, palingenesia, palingenesy, regeneration.

=palinod=, _n.m._, palinod (verses made in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin).

=palinodie=, _n.f._, palinody, recantation. _Chanter la —_; (fam., fig.) to retract, to recant.

=pâlir=, _v.n._, to grow, to turn, to become pale, to grow dim, to pale. _Son étoile pâlit_; his star is on the wane. _— sur les livres_; to pore over books.

=pâlir=, _v.a._, to turn, to make pale; to bleach. _Le vinaigre pâlit les lèvres_; vinegar bleaches the lips. _Faire —_; to throw into the shade; to pale; to eclipse; to frighten.

=palis=, _n.m._, pale, paling; inclosure, fence.

=palissade=, _n.f._, palisade, paling; wooden fence; hedgerow; (fort.) stockade.

=palissader=, _v.a._, to fence with palisades, to palisade; (fort.) to stockade, to line with trees.

=palissage=, _n.m._, (hort.) paling or nailing up.

=palissandre= _or_ =palixandre=, _n.m._, violet ebony, rosewood.

=pâlissant=, _adj._, turning pale, waning.

=palisser=, _v.a._, (hort.) to pale up, to train, to nail up.

=palisson=, _n.m._, (furriers) softening-iron; softening-board.

=paliure=, _n.m._, (bot.) dry hawthorn (for hedges).

=palixandre=, _n.m._ _V._ =palissandre=.

=palladium= (pal-la-diom), _n.m._, Palladium; (fig.) palladium; (chem.) palladium.

=pallas= (pal-lâs), _n.f._, (astron.) Pallas.

=palle=, _n.f._, (c.rel.). _V._ =pale=.

=palliati-f=, =-ve= (pal-li-), _adj._, (med.) palliative.

=palliatif=, _n.m._, palliative.

=palliation= (pal-li-), _n.f._, palliation.

=pallier= (pal-lié), _v.a._, to excuse; to palliate, to alleviate, to mitigate.

=pallium= (pa-li-om), _n.m._, pallium, pall.

=palma-christi=, _n.m._, (_—_) (bot.). _V._ =ricin=.

=palmaire=, _adj._, (anat.) palmar; (orni.) webbed.

=palmarès=, _n.m._, prize-list, programme (distribution of prizes).

=palme=, _n.f._, palm, palm-tree; palm-branch; victory, triumph. _Remporter la —_; to bear away the palm. _La — du martyre_; the crown of martyrdom. _Huile de —_; palm-oil.

=palme=, _n.m._, palm, hand’s breadth.

=palmé=, =-e=, _adj._, palmated; webbed; fin-toed; (bot.) handed.

=palmette=, _n.f._, palm-leaf (ornament).

=palmier=, _n.m._, palm-tree, palm. _— en éventail_; macaw-tree. _— huileux_; palm-oil-tree. _— du Japon_, _— à sagou_; sago-tree. _— marin_; sea-palm-tree. _— nain_; dwarf-palm.

=palmifère=, _adj._, (bot.) palmiferous.

=palmipède=, _adj._, (orni.) palmiped, fin-footed, web-footed.

=palmipède=, _n.m._, (orni.) palmiped.

=palmiste=, _n.m._, (bot.) palmetto, cabbage-tree; (orni.) palm-squirrel.

=palmite=, _n.m._, palm-sap.

=palombe=, _n.f._, (orni.) wood-pigeon, ring-dove.

=palonnier=, _n.m._, whipple-tree; (of a coach) swing-bar, pole.

=palot=, _n.m._, (pop.) clown, clod-hopper, boor, bumpkin.

=pâlot=, =-te=, _adj._, palish, rather pale.

=palpable=, _adj._, palpable.

=palpablement=, _adv._, palpably.

=palpe=, _n.f._, (ent.) palp, feeler.

=palpébral=, =-e=, _adj._, (anat.) palpebral.

=palper=, _v.a._, to feel, to palp; to feel about; to pocket, to receive. _— de l’argent_; to finger money. _— l’eau_; to dip the oar.

=palpitant=, =-e=, _adj._, palpitating, panting. _Cœur —_; throbbing, beating, heart. _Des membres —s_; quivering limbs.

=palpitation=, _n.f._, palpitation; throbbing, throb; beating; quivering, quiver; thrill, flutter, fluttering.

=palpiter=, _v.n._, to palpitate, to throb; to pant, to beat; to thrill, to quiver; to flutter. _Le cœur lui palpite_; his heart flutters.

=palplanche=, _n.f._, sheeting-pile (mas.).

=palsambleu!= =par la sambleu!= _int._, zounds! forsooth! (an oath peculiar to Louis XI.).

=paltoquet=, _n.m._, clown, clownish fellow; nobody.

=paludéen=, =-ne= (-dé-in, -dé-è-n), _adj._, paludal, marshy. _Fièvre —ne_; marsh-fever.

=paludier=, _n.m._, salt-maker.

=paludière=, _n.f._, salt-marsh.

=palus= (-lûs), _n.m._, (geog.) marsh, moor, fen.

=palustre=, _adj._, paludal.

=pâmer=, _v.n._, to swoon away. _Faire — de rire_; to make any one split his sides with laughing, to make any one die with laughter.

_se_ =pâmer=, _v.r._, to swoon away, to swoon; to faint, to faint away. _Se — de joie_; to be transported with joy. _Se — de rire_; to be ready to die with laughter, to split one’s sides with laughter.

=pâmoison=, _n.f._, swoon, fainting fit, rapture. _Tomber en —_; to fall into a swoon, to swoon, to faint away.

=pampa=, _n.f._, (_—s_ (-pass)), pampas.

=pampe=, _n.f._, corn-blade.

=pamphlet=, _n.m._, pamphlet.

=pamphlétaire=, _n.m._, pamphleteer.

=pampiniforme=, _adj._, (anat.) pampiniform.

=pamplemousse=, _n.f._, (bot.) shaddock.

=pampre=, _n.m._, vine-branch (full of leaves); vine-leaf; (arch.) pampre, vine-branch.

=pan=, _n.m._, flap, lappet; skirt; large piece; stretch (of the sky); side, section (of a wall). _— d’un habit_; flap of a coat. _— de muraille_; large section of a wall. _— coupé_; (carp.) cant. _À —s coupés_; (carp.) cantwise. _Tour à six —s_; six-sided, six-fronted, tower.

=pan!= _int._, slap! flap! smack!

=panacée=, _n.f._, panacea, universal remedy, nostrum.

=panache=, _n.m._, plume, bunch of feathers; (bot.) streaks of color (in a flower); cap, top (of a church lamp); (arch.) triangular part of an arch. _— de mer_; amphitrite.

=panaché=, =-e=, _part._, plumed, tufted, striped, streaked, variegated. _Tulipe —e_, _rose —e_; striped tulip, striped rose. _Glace —e_; (cook.) mixed ice-cream.

=panacher=, _v.a._, to plume, to streak, to variegate.

_se_ =panacher=, _v.r._, to become streaked, to become striped, variegated; to be streaked, to be striped.

=panachure=, _n.f._, (of flowers, fruit) variety of colors, variegation; streak.

=panade=, _n.f._, (cook.) bread-soup.

_se_ =panader=, _v.r._ _V._ _se_ =pavaner=.

=panage=, _n.m._, pannage.

=panais=, _n.m._, (bot.) parsnip.

=panama=, _n.m._, Panama-hat.

=panard=, _adj._, (of a horse) crook-legged.

=panarine=, _n.f._, (bot.) whitlowwort.

=panaris=, _n.m._, (med.) whitlow.

=pancaliers=, _n.m._, (bot.) Pancaliers cabbage.

=pancarte=, _n.f._, toll-table; tariff; paper, writing; placard, bill; visitor’s book. _De vieilles —s_; old writings.

=pancrace=, _n.m._, (antiq.) pancratium. _Docteur —_; champion disputant.

=pancréas= (-âs), _n.m._, (anat.) pancreas; sweet-bread.

=pancréatique=, _adj._, (anat.) pancreatic.

=pandanées=, _n.f.pl._, (bot.) pandanaceæ.

=pandectes=, _n.f.pl._, (Roman jur.) pandects.

=pandémonium= (-ni-om), _n.m._, (_—s_) pandemonium.

=pandiculation=, _n.f._, (med.) pandiculation.

=pandit=, _n.m._, (_—s_) Pandit, Pundit.

=pandore=, _n.f._, Pandora. _La boîte de —_; (fig.) (prov.) the source of many evils.

=pandour=, _n.m._, pandour (Hungarian soldier); marauder; coarse, brutal man.

=pané=, =-e=, _part._, (cook.) covered with bread crumbs. _De l’eau —e_; toast and water.

=panégyrique=, _n.m._, panegyric.

=panégyriste=, _n.m._, panegyrist.

=paner=, _v.a._, (cook.) to crumb, to cover with bread crumbs.

=panerée= (pa-n-rée), _n.f._, basketful, hamperful.

=paneterie= (pa-n-trî), _n.f._, pantry; bread-room.

=panetier= (pa-n-tié), _n.m._, pantler, store-keeper.

=panetière= (pa-n-tièr), _n.f._, bag _or_ satchel; pouch; scrip.

=pangolin=, _n.m._, (mam.) pangolin, short-tailed manis, ant-eater.

=panic=, _n.m._, (bot.) panic, panic-grass.

=panicule=, _n.f._, (bot.) panicle.

=paniculé=, =-e=, _adj._, paniculate, panicled.

=panier=, _n.m._, basket, hamper, pannier; punnet, pottle; crate, creel; scuttle; beehive made of straw, etc.; hoop-petticoat. _— d’osier_; wicker-basket. _— à claire-voie_; open-worked basket. _— à salade_; basket, chaise; (pop.) prison van. _— roulant_; go-cart. _— au papier_; waste-paper basket. _— à ouvrage_; work-basket. _— percé_; spendthrift. _Adieu —s, vendanges sont faites_; you come too late, it is all over. _Voûte, à anse de —_; (arch.) elliptical vault. _Le dessus du —_; the pick, the best. _Le dessous du —_; the refuse. _Faire danser l’anser du —_; to cheat one’s masters, to take the market-penny.

=panification=, _n.f._, panification, bread-making.

=panifier=, _v.a._, to make bread.

=panique=, _n.f._ and _adj._, panic, sudden fright.

=panis= (pa-nis), _n.m._, (bot.) panic-grass.

=panne=, _n.f._, shag, plush; fat; (carp.) purlin; face (of a hammer). _Culotte de —_; plush breeches. _En —_; lying to. _Être en —_; (nav.) to lie to. _Mettre en —_; (nav.) to bring to, to heave to. _Se tenir en —_; (nav.) to lie to. _Ce cochon n’a presque point de —_; this pig has scarcely any fat. _Être dans la —_; (pop.) to be hard up, to be in a hole and corner.

=panné=, _adj._, (pop.) shabby, seedy, poor, penniless, hard up, needy.

=panneau=, _n.m._, square, panel; snare, trap; pannel (of a saddle). _— de lambris_; wainscot panel; (hort.) glass-frame; (nav.) hatch. _— de porte_; panel of a door. _Donner dans le —_; to fall into the snare.

=panneauter=, _v.n._, (hunt.) to set snares, to lay trap-nets.

=pannelle=, _n.f._, (her.) poplar leaf.

=panneton= (pa-n-ton), _n.m._, (locksmith’s work) key-bit; catch (of window fastenings); bread-pan.

=pannicule=, _n.m._, (anat.) adipose membrane; cellular tissue.

=panonceau=, _n.m._, scutcheon, escutcheon.

=panoplie=, _n.f._, panoply; trophy.

=panorama=, _n.m._, panorama.

=panoramique=, _adj._, panoramic.

=pan pan=, _onomatopœia_, rat-tat-tat; bang, slap, flap.

=pansage=, _n.m._, dressing, rubbing, grooming (of horses).

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