Chapter X

=x= (iks), _n.m._, the twenty-third letter of the alphabet, x.

=xanthe=, _n.m._, (bot.) burweed.

=xᵇʳᵉ= (ab. of _décembre_), Dec.

=xérasie= (ksé-), _n.f._, (med.) xerasia, alopecia.

=xerès=, _n.m._, sherry-wine.

=xérophagie= (ksé-), _n.f._, xerophagy.

=xérophtalmie= (ksé-), _n.f._, xerophthalmy.

=xiphias= (ksi-fias), _n.m._, (ich., astron.) xiphias.

=xiphoïde= (ksi-), _adj._, (anat.) xiphoid, ensiform.

=xylocope=, _n.m._, (zoöl.) xylocope, carpenter bee.

=xylographe= (ksi-), _n.m._, xylographer, wood-engraver.

=xylographie= (ksi-), _n.f._, xylography, wood-engraving.

=xylographique= (ksi-), _adj._, xylographic, of wood-engraving.

=xyloïdine=, _n.f._, (chem.) xyloidine.

=xylophage= (ksi-), _n.m._ and _adj._, (ent.) xylophagan; wood-fretter, bark-chafer; xylophagous.

=xylophagie=, _n.f._, xylophagy.

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

=xyste= (ksist), _n.m._, (antiq.) xyst, xystos.

Y

=y= (i-grèk), _n.m._, the twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet, y.

=y=, _adv._, there, thither; within, at home. _Je l’y ai vu_; I saw him there. _Allez-y_; go there. _Voulez-vous y aller?_ will you go there? _Monsieur A., y est-il?_ is Mr. A. in, _or_ at home? _Oui il y est_; yes, he is at home.

=y=, _personal pron._, by it, by them; for it, for them; in it, in them, therein; at it, at them; to him, to her, to it, to them. _Il n’y est pas propre_; he is not fit for it. _Il n’y gagnera rien_; he will get nothing by it. _Ne vous y fiez pas_; don’t trust him. _Sans y penser_; without thinking of it. _Il — a_; there is or there are.

=yac=, _n.m._, Union Jack.

=yacht= (iak), _n.m._, yacht.

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

=yankee= (-ki), _n.m._, Yankee.

=yard= (iard), _n.m._, yard (measure).

=yatagan=, _n.m._, yataghan.

=yèble=, _n.m._ _V._ =hièble=.

=yénite=, _n.f._, (min.) yenite.

=yeuse=, _n.f._, ilex, holm, evergreen oak, holly oak.

=yeux=, _n.m.pl._, eyes (_plur._ of =œil=, _q.v._).

=yole=, _n.f._, (nav.) yawl. _— gig_; gig.

=youyou=, _n.m._, dingey, small boat (China).

=ypréau=, _n.m._, Ypres-elm, wych-elm.

=ysard=, _n.m._ _V._ =isard=.

=yucca=, _n.m._, (bot.) yucca, Adam’s needle.

Z

=z= (zèd), _n.m._, the twenty-fifth letter of the alphabet, z.

=zabre=, _n.m._, corn-ground beetle.

=zagaie=, _n.f._, assegai (African javelin).

=zaïm=, _n.m._, zaïm (Turkish soldier).

=zain=, _adj._, whole-colored (of horses, etc.).

=zamie=, _n.f._, (bot.) zamia.

=zani=, _n.m._, zany.

=zèbre=, _n.m._, zebra.

=zébré=, =-e=, _adj._, striped like the zebra.

=zébrure=, _n.f._, stripes (like the zebra’s).

=zébu=, _n.m._, (mam.) zebu.

=zédoaire=, _n.f._, (bot.) zedoary.

=zée=, _n.m._, (ich.) zeus.

=zélat-eur=, _n.m._, =-rice=, _n.f._, zealot, zealous person.

=zèle=, _n.m._, zeal, warmth, ardor. _Avoir du — pour_, _à_; to be zealous in. _Avoir peu de —_; not to be zealous, to be lukewarm. _Avec —_; zealously. _S’enflammer de — pour_; to be fired with zeal (for).

=zélé=, =-e=, _adj._, zealous.

=zélote=, _n.f._, zealot.

=zélotisme=, _n.m._, zealotry.

=zend= (zīnd), _n.m._, (_n.p._) Zend; religious doctrine of Zoroaster.

=zend=, =-e= (zīnd), _adj._, relating to Zend.

=zend-avesta= (zīnd-), _n.m._, (_n.p._) Zendavesta (sacred book of the Guebers _or_ Parsees).

=zénith= (-nit), _n.m._, (astron.) zenith.

=zénonique=, _adj._, Zenonic.

=zénonisme=, _n.m._, Zenonism.

=zéolithe=, _n.m._, zeolite.

=zéphire= _or_ =zéphyr=, _n.m._, zephyr, gentle breeze.

=zéro=, _n.m._, nought; cipher; zero (of the thermometer). _À —_; at zero. _Au-dessous de —_; below zero. _C’est un —_ or _un — en chiffre_; he is a mere cipher.

=zest= (zèst), _n.m._, only used in the proverbial and familiar expression _Entre le zist et le —_; pretty well, so-so; middling; undecided, wavering (of persons).

=zest= (zèst), _int._, pshaw! nonsense presto!

=zeste= (zèst), _n.m._, zest (of a lemon, orange, walnut); straw, fig, nothing. _Cela ne vaut pas un —_; it is not worth a straw.

=zététique=, _n.f._ and _adj._, zetetics; zetetic.

=zeugme=, _n.m._, (rhet.) zeugma.

=zézaiement=, _n.m._, lisping, lisp (bad prononciation which consists in giving to _g_ or _j_ the soft sound of _z_).

=zézayer=, _v.n._, to lisp.

=zibeline=, _n.f._, sable. _Martre —_; sable fur.

=zigzag= (zig-zag), _n.m._, zigzag; crankle; (of lightning) fork. _faire des —s_; to reel about, to stagger. _Aller en —_; to zigzag. _Eclair en —_; forked lightning.

=zigzaguer=, _v.n._, to zigzag; to reel about.

=zinc=, _n.m._, zinc.

=zincage= _or_ =zingage=, _n.m._, zinking, covering with zinc.

=zincographe=, _n.m._, zincographer.

=zincographie=, _n.f._, zincography.

=zincographique=, _adj._, zincographic, zincographical.

=zingari=, _n.m._, (_—s_) Gypsy.

=zinguer= (-ghé), _v.a._, to cover with zinc; to lay with zinc.

=zinguerie=, _n.f._, zinc-works.

=zingueur= (-gheur), _n.m._, zinc-worker.

=zinzolin=, _n.m._, red violet.

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

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

=zist= (zist), _n.m._ _V._ =zest=.

=zizanie=, _n.f._, (bot.) ☉tare, darnel-grass; Canada rice; (fig.) division, dissension, discord, variance. _Semer la —_; to sow dissension, discord.

=zizi=, _n.m._, (orni.) cirl-bunting.

=zodiacal=, =-e=, _adj._, zodiacal.

=zodiaque=, _n.m._, zodiac.

=zoïle=, _n.m._, (_—s_) Zoilus; (fig.) a snarling critic.

=zona= _or_ =zoster= (-tè-r), _n.m._, (med.) shingles.

=zone=, _n.f._, zone, belt. _— glaciale_; frigid zone. _— tempérée_; temperate zone. _— torride_; torrid zone.

=zoné=, =-e=, _adj._, zoned.

=zoographe=, _n.m._, zoögrapher.

=zoographie=, _n.f._, zoögraphy.

=zoolâtre=, _n.m._, zoölater.

=zoolâtrie=, _n.f._, zoölatry.

=zoolithe=, _n.m._, zoölite.

=zoologie=, _n.f._, zoölogy.

=zoologique=, _adj._, zoölogic, zoölogical.

=zoologiste=, _n.m._, zoölogist.

=zoologue=, _n.m._ _V._ =zoologiste=.

=zoonomie=, _n.f._, zoönomy.

=zoophage=, _n.m._ and _adj._, zoöphagan (carnivorous quadruped); zoöphagous.

=zoophore=, _n.m._, (arch.) zoöphorous.

=zoophyte=, _n.m._, zoöphyte.

=zootigue=, _adj._, zoötic.

=zootomie=, _n.f._, zoötomy.

=zootomiste=, _n.m._, zoötomist.

=zopolite=, _n.m._, vulture (Mexican).

=zopissa=, _n.m._, (nav.) zopessa (pitch scraped off ships).

=zostère=, _n.f._, sea-weed, wrack-grass.

=zouave=, _n.m._, zouave (soldier).

=zoulou=, _n.m._, zulu.

=zut=, _int._, be blowed! hang it! not if I know it! no use! no go!

=zygène=, _n.m._, (ich.) hammer-fish.

=zygoma=, _n.m._, zygoma.

=zygomatique=, _adj._, zygomatic. _Arcade —_; zygomatic arch.

=zymosimètre=, _n.m._, zymosimeter (instrument).

=zymotique=, _adj._, zymotic.

VOCABULARY OF PROPER NAMES. INCLUDING THOSE OF HISTORY AND MYTHOLOGY.

A

=Aaron= (aarōn), _m._, Aaron.

=Abdias= (abdiâs), _m._, Obadiah.

=Abel=, _m._, Abel.

=Abigaïl=, _f._, Abigail.

=Abner= (abnèr), _m._, Abner.

=Abraham=, _m._, Abraham.

=Absalon=, _m._, Absalom.

=Acaste=, _m._, Acastus.

=Aceste=, _m._, Acestes.

=Achab= (akab), _m._, Ahab.

=Achate= (akat), _m._, Achates.

=Achille= (ashil), _m._, Achilles.

=Achmet= (akmèt), _m._, Achmet.

=Actéon=, _m._, Actæon.

=Ada=, _f._, Adah.

=Adam= (adān), _m._, Adam.

=Adélaïde= (adé-la-ï-d), _f._, Adelaide.

=Adèle=, _f._, Adela.

=Admète=, _m._, Admetus.

=Adolphe=, _m._, Adolphus.

=Adonis= (-nîs), _m._, Adonis.

=Adraste=, _m._, Adrastus.

=Adrastée=, _f._, Adrastia.

=Adrien= (adriin), _m._, Adrian.

=Agamemnon=, _m._, Agamemnon.

=Agar=, _f._, Hagar.

=Agathe=, _f._, Agatha.

=Agathocle=, _m._, Agathocles.

=Agésilas= (-lâs), _m._, Agesilaus.

=Aggée=, _m._, Haggai.

=Agis= (ajis), _m._, Agis.

=Aglaé=, _f._, Aglaia.

*=Agnès= (-ès), _f._, Agnes.

=Agricola=, _m._, Agricola.

=Agrippine=, _f._, Agrippina.

=Aimée=, _f._, Amy.

=Aladin=, _m._, Aladdin.

=Alain=, _m._, Allen.

=Alaric=, _m._, Alaric.

_l’_=Albane=, _m._, Albano.

=Albert=, _m._, Albert.

=Albertine=, _f._, Albertina, Alberta.

=Alcée=, _m._, Alcæus.

=Alceste=, _f._, (myth) Alcestis.

=Alcibiade=, _m._, Alcibiades.

=Alcide=, _m._, Alcides.

=Alcinoüs=, _m._, Alcinous.

=Alcmène=, _f._, Alcmena.

=Alecton=, _f._, Alecto.

=Alexandre= (alèksāndr), _m._, Alexander.

=Alfred= (-frèd), _m._, Alfred.

=Aliboron=, _m._, Grizzle.

=Alice=, _f._, Alice.

=Alphée=, _m._, Alpheus.

=Alphonse=, _m._, Alphonso.

=Althée=, _f._, Althæa.

=Aluin=, _m._, Alwin.

=Amalec=, _m._, Amalek.

=Amalthée=, _f._, Amalthæa.

=Aman=, _m._, Haman.

=Ambroise=, _m._, Ambrose.

=Amédée=, _m._, Amedeus.

=Amélie=, _f._, Amelia.

=Améric Vespuce=, _m._, Americus Vesputius, Amerigo Vespucci.

=Amilcar=, _m._, Hamilcar.

=Amphitryon=, _m._, Amphitryon.

=Amurat=, _m._, Amurath.

=Anacharsis= (-karsis), _m._, Anacharsis.

=Anacréon=, _m._, Anacreon.

=Anastase=, _m._, Anastasius.

=Anaxagore=, _m._, Anaxagoras.

=Anaxarque=, _m._, Anaxarchus.

=Anaximandre=, _m._, Anaximander.

=Anchise=, _m._, Anchises.

=André=, _m._, Andrew.

=Androclès=, _m._, Androcles.

=Andromaque=, _f._, Andromache.

=Andromède=, _f._, Andromeda.

=Ange=, _m._, Angelus.

=Angélique=, _f._, Angelica.

=Anna=, _f._, Hannah.

=Anne=, _f._, Anne, Ann, Anna.

=Annette=, _f._, Annie, Nancy.

=Annibal=, _m._, Hannibal.

=Anselme=, _m._, Anselmo.

=Antée=, _m._, Antæus.

=Antigone=, _m._, Antigonus.

=Antigone=, _f._, Antigone.

=Antiloque=, _m._, Antilochus.

=Antipater= (-tèr), _m._, Antipater.

=Antoine=, _m._, Anthony, Antony. Marc —; _Marc Antony_.

=Antoinette=, _f._, Antoinette.

=Antonin=, _m._, Antoninus.

=Antonine=, _f._, Antonina.

=Aod= _or_ =Ahod=, _m._, Ehud.

=Apelle= (apèl), _m._, Apelles.

=Apollodore=, _m._, Apollodorus.

=Apollon=, _m._, Apollo.

=Appien= (apiin), _m._, Appian.

=Apulée=, _m._, Apuleius.

=Aquin=, _m._, Aquinas. Saint Thomas d’—; _Thomas Aquinas_.

=Arabelle=, _f._, Arabella.

=Arbace=, _m._, Arbaces.

=Arcade=, _m._, Arcadius.

=Arcésilas= (-lâs), _m._, Arcesilaus.

=Archambaud= (-bô), _m._, Archibald.

=Archélaüs= (-kéla-ûs), _m._, Archelaus.

=Archiloque=, _m._, Archilochus.

=Archimède=, _m._, Archimedes.

=Aréthuse=, _f._, Arethusa.

_l’_=Arétin=, _m._, Aretino.

=Ariane=, _f._, Ariadne.

=Aricie=, _f._, Aricia.

=Aridée=, _m._, Arridæus.

_l’_=Arioste=, _m._, Ariosto.

=Arioviste=, _m._, Ariovistus.

=Aristarque=, _m._, Aristarchus.

=Aristée=, _m._, Aristeus.

=Aristide=, _m._, Aristides.

=Aristophane=, _m._, Aristophanes.

=Aristote=, _m._, Aristotle.

=Arlequin=, _m._, Harlequin.

=Armide=, _f._, Armida.

=Arnaud=, _m._, Arnold.

=Arrien= (ariin), _m._, Arrian.

=Arsène=, _m._, Arsenius.

=Artaban=, _m._, Artabanus.

=Artaxerce= (-gzer-s), _m._, Artaxerxes. — Longue-Main; _Artaxerxes Longimanus_.

=Artémise=, _f._, Artemisia.

=Arthur=, _m._, Arthur.

*=Ascagne=, _m._, Ascanius.

=Ascléplade=, _m._, Asclepiades.

=Asmodée=, _m._, Asmodeus.

=Aspasie=, _f._, Aspasia.

=Asser= (a-cè-r), _m._, Asher.

=Assuérus= (-rûs), _m._, Ahasuerus.

=Astrée=, _f._, Astræa.

=Astyage=, _m._, Astyages.

=Atalante=, _f._, Atalanta.

=Athalie=, _f._, Athaliah.

=Athanase=, _m._, Athanasius.

=Athelstan=, _m._, Athelstane.

=Atlas=, _m._, Atlas.

=Atrée=, _m._, Atreus.

=Atride=, _m._, Atrides.

=Attale=, _m._, Attalus.

=Atticus= (-kûs), _m._, Atticus.

=Augias= (ôjiâs), _m._, Augeas.

=Auguste=, _m._, Augustus.

=Augustin=, _m._, Austin, Augustine. Saint —; _Saint-Augustin_.

=Augustule=, _m._, Augustulus.

=Aulu-Gelle=, _m._, Aulus-Gellius.

=Aurèle=, _m._, Aurelius. Marc —; _Marcus Aurelius_.

=Aurélie=, _f._, Aurelia.

=Aurélien= (-liin), _m._, Aurelian.

=Aurore=, _f._, Aurora.

=Ausone=, _m._, Ausonius.

=Aventin=, _m._, Aventine.

=Avicenne=, _m._, Avicenna.

=Azarias=, _m._, Azariah.

B

=Babet=, _f._, Betsy, Bess.

*=Bailleul=, _m._, Baliol.

=Bajazet=, _m._, Bajazeth.

=Bala=, _f._, Bilhah.

=Balthazar=, _m._, Balthazar, Belshazzar.

=Baptiste= (batist), _m._, Baptist.

=Barabbas= (-bâs), _m._, Barabbas.

=Barbe=, _n.f._, Barbara.

=Barbe Bleue=, _f._, Bluebeard.

=Barberousse=, _m._, Barbarossa.

=Bardesane=, _m._, Bardesanes.

=Barnabé=, _m._, Barnaby, Barnabas.

=Barthélemi= (-télmi), _m._, Bartholomew.

=Barthole=, _m._, Bartolo.

=Basile=, _m._, Basil.

=Basilide=, _m._, Basilides.

=Bathuel=, _m._, Bethuel.

=Baudouin=, _m._, Baldwin.

=Béatrice=, _f._, Beatrice.

=Béatrix=, _f._, Beatrix.

=Bède=, _m._, Beda.

=Bélisaire=, _m._, Belisarius.

=Bellone=, _f._, Bellona.

=Belzébuth=, _m._, Beelzebub.

=Bénédict= (-dict), =Benoît=, _m._, Benedict.

=Bénédicte=, _f._, Benedicta.

=Benjamin= (bīn-), _m._, Benjamin.

=Benoît=, _m._, Benedict.

=Benoîte=, _f._, Benedicta.

=Benserade=, (bīnsrad), _m._, Benserade.

=Bérénice=, _f._, Berenice, Beronice.

=Bernard=, _m._, Bernard.

=Bernardin=, _m._, Bernardine.

=Berthe=, _f._, Bertha.

=Bertrand=, _m._, Bertram.

=Bethsabée=, _f._, Bathsheba.

=Bèze=, _m._, Beza.

=Blaise=, _m._, Blase.

=Blanche=, _f._, Blanch, Blanche.

=Boccace=, _m._ Boccaccio.

=Boèce=, _m._, Boethius.

=Boleslas= (-slâs), _m._, Boleslaus.

_le_ =Bolognèse=, _m._, Bolognese.

=Bonaventure=, _m._, Bonadventure.

=Boniface=, _m._, Boniface.

=Bonne=, _f._, Bona.

=Booz= (boōz), _m._, Boaz.

=Borée=, _m._, Boreas.

=Bouddha=, _m._, Buddha.

=Briarée=, _m._, Briareus.

=Brigitte=, _f._, Bridget.

=Britannicus= (-kûs), _m._, Britannicus.

=Bucéphale=, _m._, Bucephalus.