ratcatcher's French words

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• ABATTOIRnounFrench12 findersA public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
• CANTINGverbFrench2 finderspresent participle and gerund of cant
• CRAMPONnounFrench78 findersAn attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
• ENDEMICadjectiveFrench213 findersNative to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.
• ENVISAGEverbFrench114 findersTo conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.
• ERGOTnounFrench133 findersAny fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
• ESCARPMENTnounFrench236 findersA steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.
• FOIBLEnounFrench259 findersA quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.
• GAMINnounFrench91 findersA homeless boy; a male street urchin; also , a cheeky, street-smart boy.
• GAMINEnounFrench341 findersA (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.
• LAVAGEnounFrench164 findersA washing.
• LOUCHEadjectiveFrench333 findersOf questionable taste or morality; decadent.
• MOIREnounFrench150 findersOriginally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat.
• PURLINnounFrench7 findersA longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.
• RECOUPverbFrench32 findersTo make back (an investment or similar).
• SOIREEnounFrench123 findersA formal evening party.
• TACITURNadjectiveFrench569 findersSilent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
• TAXONOMICadjectiveFrench613 findersOf or relating to taxonomy.
• TAXONOMYnounFrench455 findersThe science, technique, or process used to make a classification.
• VIRULENTadjectiveFrench599 findersOf animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.

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