French

French bean — the common kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).

French berry — the berry of a species of buckthorn (Rhamnus catharticus), which affords a saffron, green or purple pigment.

French casement — See French window, under Window.

French chalk — a variety of granular talc; -- used for drawing lines on cloth, etc. See under Chalk.

French cowslip — The Primula Auricula. See Bear's-ear.

French fake — a mode of coiling a rope by running it backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run freely.

French honeysuckle — a plant of the genus Hedysarum (H. coronarium); -- called also garland honeysuckle.

French horn — a metallic wind instrument, consisting of a long tube twisted into circular folds and gradually expanding from the mouthpiece to the end at which the sound issues; -- called in France cor de chasse.

French leave — an informal, hasty, or secret departure; esp., the leaving a place without paying one's debts.

French pie — the European great spotted woodpecker (Dryobstes major); -- called also wood pie.

French polish — A preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or shellac with other gums added.

French purple — a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used for coloring woolen and silken fabrics, without the aid of mordants.

French red — rouge.

French rice — amelcorn.

French roof — a modified form of mansard roof having a nearly flat deck for the upper slope.

French tub — a dyer's mixture of protochloride of tin and logwood; -- called also plum tub.

French window — See under Window.