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- ATAVISMThe reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.
- DEMIJOHNA large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.
- DEMILUNEIn the shape of a half-moon, i.e. semicircular.
- DROITA legal right or entitlement.
- FOUDROYANTHaving an awesome and overwhelming effect.
- FRICANDEAUThinly sliced meat, especially veal, fried or stewed with a sauce; a fricassee.
- GLYPTICSThe art of engraving on precious stones.
- HARLEQUINADEA pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.
- LIBERTINAGEThe conduct or activities of a libertine; licentiousness.
- MACEDOINEA mixture of diced vegetables or fruit served as a salad.
- PALYPalewise; vertically striped.
- PARBUCKLEA kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is fastened aloft, and both ends of the rope are looped under, then over the
- TOURNEDOSFilet mignon.