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  • CRAMPOONnounFrench1 finderAlternative form of crampon (attachment for a shoe)
  • CRAPAUDnounFrench1 finderA toad.
  • CRAPPIEnounFrench6 findersA member of either of two species of North American sunfish of the genus Pomoxis, both with silvery-white with black speckles and prized as gamefish.
  • CREAMERYnounFrench5 findersA place where dairy products are prepared or sold.
  • CREPONnounFrench3 findersA thin fabric made from silk or fine wool
  • CRINESnounFrench7 findershorsehair fabric
  • CROKINOLEnounFrench3 findersA game, popular in Canada, in which wooden discs are flicked towards the centre of a circular board.
  • CROQUANTEnounFrench2 findersA kind of crisp-textured cake.
  • CROQUETnounFrench65 findersA game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).
  • CROQUISnounFrench7 findersA quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.
  • CROUPADEnounFrench4 findersA leap in which the horse pulls its hind legs up towards the belly.
  • CROUSTADEnounFrench3 findersAn edible container (often of pastry) filled with a savoury food
  • CROUTONnounFrench35 findersA small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread.
  • CRUDITEnounFrench119 findersAlternative form of crudité.
  • CRUDITESnounFrench249 findersAlternative spelling of crudités.
  • CRUELSnounFrench5 findersswelling in the lymph glands of neck, caused by scrofula
  • CRUSETnounFrench8 findersA goldsmith's crucible.
  • CUBAGEnounFrench2 findersA cubic measurement.
  • CUIRASSIERnounFrench1 finderA cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).
  • CULOTTEnounFrench10 finderssingular of culottes
  • CULOTTESnounFrench23 findersA type of loose shorts which look like a skirt; a divided skirt.
  • CUMULATIVEadjectiveFrench123 findersIncorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.
  • CURETTAGEnounFrench7 findersThe removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette.
  • CURETTEnounFrench5 findersA hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue.
  • CURIEnounFrench12 finders3.7×10 decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.
  • CURIOnounFrench113 findersA strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.
  • CURTALnounFrench6 findersA variety of short-barrelled cannon.
  • CUSTODIALadjectiveFrench61 findersProviding protection, care, supervision or guarding.
  • CUVETTEnounFrench1 finderA pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table.
  • CYTISINEnounFrench2 findersA polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism.
  • DACQUOISEnounFrench13 findersA dessert cake made with layers of almond and hazelnut meringue and whipped cream or buttercream, typically served chilled with fruit.
  • DAMASKINnounFrench2 findersA sword of Damascus steel.
  • DANSEURnounFrench5 findersA male ballet dancer.
  • DANSEUSEnounFrench2 findersA female dancer
  • DARCYnounFrench6 findersA (non SI) unit of permeability used in measuring the permeability of porous mediums such as sand.
  • DASHEENnounFrench2 findersOld cocoyam; the edible starchy yellow tuber of the taro plant.
  • DAUBEnounFrench15 findersA stew of braised meat, usually beef.
  • DAUPHINEnounFrench48 findersThe wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
  • DEBAUCHEEnounFrench3 findersSomebody who is debauched; somebody who is dissolute and acts without moral restraint.
  • DEBELverbFrench2 findersTo conquer.
  • DEBOUCHnounFrench8 findersA narrow outlet from which a body of water pours.
  • DEBOUCHEverbFrench7 findersTo enter into battle.
  • DEBUTANTnounFrench1 finderA person (especially a male) who débuts, or appears for the first time.
  • DEBUTANTEnounFrench5 findersA young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society.
  • DECAGRAMnounFrench28 findersAn SI unit of mass equal to 10 grams. Symbol: dag
  • DECALITREnounFrench3 findersTen litres. Symbol: daL
  • DECAMETERnounFrench4 findersUS spelling of decametre.
  • DECAMETREnounFrench2 findersAn SI unit of length equal to 10 metres. Symbol: dam
  • DECANALadjectiveFrench13 findersPertaining to a dean or deanery.
  • DECIAREnounFrench1 finderA measure of area, equivalent to one tenth of an are, or ten square metres.
  • DECIGRAMnounFrench30 findersAn SI unit of mass equal to 10 grams. Symbol: dg
  • DECILITREnounFrench9 findersAn SI unit of fluid equal to 10 liters. Symbol: dl.
  • DECIMETERnounFrench4 findersUS spelling of decimetre.
  • DECIMETREnounFrench4 findersAn SI unit of length equal to 10 metres. Symbol: dm
  • DECLARANTnounFrench3 findersA person who makes a formal declaration or statement
  • DECLINATORnounFrench6 findersAn instrument for taking the declination or angle which a plane makes with the horizontal plane.
  • DECOLORANTnounFrench2 findersA substance that removes colour, or bleaches.
  • DECORnounFrench11 findersThe style of decoration of a room or building.
  • DECOUPAGEnounFrench146 findersAn art technique in which paper cutouts (either from magazines etc or specially made) are glued onto the surface of an object and sometimes painted or decorated.
  • DECROWNverbFrench6 findersTo deprive of a crown; to discrown.
  • DEFEATISMnounFrench18 findersAcceptance of defeat without struggle.
  • DEFEATISTadjectiveFrench6 findersOf or relating to defeatism.
  • DEFERENCEnounFrench6 findersGreat respect.
  • DEFIANTadjectiveFrench27 findersDefying.
  • DEFORMABLEadjectiveFrench1 finderCapable of being reshaped.
  • DEFROCKverbFrench47 findersTo divest of a frock.
  • DEGRASnounFrench2 findersA semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids. It was formerly used as a dressing for hides.
  • DEGROWTHnounFrench1 finderA negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population.
  • DEGUSTverbFrench44 findersTo taste carefully to fully appreciate something; to savour
  • DELAINEnounFrench1 finderA kind of mixed fabric previously used to make women's dresses.
  • DELIGATIONnounFrench2 findersA binding up; a bandaging.
  • DELOPEverbFrench6 findersTo fire a gun into the air in order to end a duel.
  • DEMAGOGICadjectiveFrench1 finderOf or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue.
  • DEMIGLACEnounFrench3 findersA rich brown sauce in French cuisine, typically made from veal stock and espagnole sauce, used by itself or as a base for other sauces.
  • DEMIJOHNnounFrench14 findersA large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
  • DEMILUNEadjectiveFrench17 findersIn the shape of a half-moon, i.e. semicircular.
  • DEMIRELIEFnounFrench1 finderdemi-rilievo
  • DEMITASSEnounFrench23 findersA small cup of strong black coffee.
  • DEMIVOLTESnounFrench1 finderA half vault; one of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his forelegs in a particular manner.
  • DEMOCRATnounFrench48 findersA supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).
  • DEMOCRATISEverbFrench11 findersNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of democratize.
  • DEMORALIZEverbFrench1 finderTo destroy the morale of; to dishearten.
  • DENATUREverbFrench69 findersTo take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of (a thing or a person).
  • DENIMnounFrench19 findersA textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern.
  • DEPILATORYadjectiveFrench121 findersThat removes hair
  • DEPLOYMENTnounFrench9 findersAn arrangement or classification of things.
  • DEPRECIABLEadjectiveFrench1 finderAble to be depreciated.
  • DEPRECIATIONnounFrench20 findersThe state of being depreciated; disparagement.
  • DEPURATIVEadjectiveFrench5 findersPurifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
  • DERACINEadjectiveFrench5 findersHaving been uprooted.
  • DERAILnounFrench16 findersSynonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.
  • DERAILMENTnounFrench9 findersThe action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.
  • DETACHABLEadjectiveFrench3 findersDesigned to be unfastened or disconnected without damage.
  • DETACHMENTnounFrench2 findersThe action of detaching; separation.
  • DETERMINANTnounFrench6 findersA determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.
  • DETERMINISMnounFrench6 findersThe doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.
  • DETERMINISTnounFrench9 findersAn advocate of determinism.
  • DETOURnounFrench16 findersA diversion or deviation from one's original route.
  • DEVIANCEnounFrench13 findersActions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.
  • DIABLERIEnounFrench4 finderswitchcraft, sorcery

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