countercheck's French words

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• BACTERIOPHAGEnounFrench61 findersA virus that specifically infects bacteria.
• BEGUINEnounFrench67 findersA ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.
• BOULEnounFrench141 findersOne of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
• CANTnounFrench101 findersAn argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
• ENFILADEnounFrench59 findersA line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.
• FRESNELnounFrench49 findersA unit of frequency equal to 10 hertz, or one terahertz.
• FROTTAGEverbFrench47 findersTo rub, especially to rub onto one surface placed upon another surface that is textured, in order to create a mottled or patterned area on the first surface.
• GEODESICnounFrench410 findersThe shortest curve between two points on a specific surface.
• GRIOTnounFrench81 findersA West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet.
• PHAETONnounFrench301 findersa light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses
• PISTEnounFrench94 findersA downhill trail.

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