ATAVISMnounFrench198 findersThe reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.

CADUCITYnounFrench19 findersDotage or senility.

CARTILAGINOUSadjectiveFrench51 findersComprising soft cartilage rather than bone. Related to or resembling cartilage. Having a skeleton of cartilage.

COULISnounFrench114 findersA thick sauce made with pureed vegetable or fruit and often used as a garnish.

DISCALCEDadjectiveFrench6 findersPertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes.

ESCARPMENTnounFrench216 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.

GALIMATIASnounFrench5 findersNonsense, gobbledygook.

KAMICHInounFrench3 findersA South American bird with a long, slender, horn-like ornament on its head and two sharp spurs on each wing, the horned screamer, Anhima cornuta.

MIREPOIXnounFrench65 findersA combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.

USUREverbFrench8 findersTo commit usury.