French-origin nouns: those taking -X/-EAUX plural, and those taking -S only with definitions
43 total entries across 2 section(s)
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | EAU | X | [n. EAUX] · water |
| — | JEU | X | [n. JEUX] · a game |
| — | BEAU | STX | [n. BEAUX or BEAUS] · a boyfriend - BEAUISH [a.] |
| — | ADIEU | SX | [n. ADIEUS or ADIEUX] · a farewell |
| — | BIJOU | SX | [n. -JOUX or -JOUS] · a jewel |
| — | NOYAU | X | [n. -YAUX] · a liqueur made of brandy and fruit kernels |
| — | BATEAU | X | [n. BATEAUX] · a flat-bottomed~ boat / [x] { bateau batteau § bateaux batteaux } |
| — | BUREAU | SX | [n. -REAUS or -REAUX] · a chest of drawers |
| — | COTEAU | SX | [n. -S or -TEAUX] · the higher ground of a region (=coteaus) / [x] { coteau § coteaus coteaux } |
| — | GATEAU | SX | [n. -TEAUS or -TEAUX] · a fancy cake (=gateaus) |
| — | MILIEU | SX | [n. -LIEUS or -LIEUX] · environment |
| — | RESEAU | SX | [n. -SEAUS or -SEAUX] · a filter screen for making color films |
| — | BANDEAU | SX | [n. -DEAUX or -DEAUS] · a headband |
| — | BATTEAU | X | [n. -TEAUX] · bateau / [x] { bateau batteau § bateaux batteaux } |
| — | CHAMOIS | — | [n. -OIX] · a soft leather / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to prepare leather like chamois / [x] { chammy shammy shamois shamoy shamoying § chammies chamois chamoises chamoix shammies shamoys § chammied chammies chammy chammying chamois chamoised chamoises chamoising shammied shammies shammy shammying shamoy shamoyed shamoying shamoys § chamois } |
| — | CHAPEAU | SX | [n. -PEAUX or -PEAUS] · a hat |
| — | CHATEAU | SX | [n. -TEAUX or -TEAUS] · a large country house |
| — | COUTEAU | X | [n. -TEAUX] · a knife |
| — | FABLIAU | X | [n. -AUX] · a short metrical tale popular in medieval France~ |
| — | JAMBEAU | SX | [n. -BEAUS or -BEAUX] · a piece of armor for the leg (=jambeaus) / [x] { jambe jambeau § jambeaus jambeaux jambes } |
| — | MANTEAU | SX | [n. -TEAUS or -TEAUX] · a loose cloak |
| — | MORCEAU | X | [n. -CEAUX] · a short literary or musical composition |
| — | PLATEAU | SX | [n. -TEAUS or -TEAUX] · a level stretch of elevated land / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to reach a period or condition of stability |
| — | PURLIEU | SX | [n. -S or -X] · an outlying or neighboring area (=purlieux) |
| — | RONDEAU | X | [n. -DEAUX] · a short poem of fixed form |
| — | ROULEAU | SX | [n. -LEAUX or -LEAUS] · a roll of coins wrapped in paper |
| — | TABLEAU | SX | [n. -LEAUX or -LEAUS] · a picture |
| — | TONNEAU | SX | [n. -NEAUS or -NEAUX] · the rear seating compartment of an automobile |
| — | TRUMEAU | X | [n. -MEAUX] · a column supporting part of a doorway |
| — | ABOIDEAU | SX | [n. -DEAUS or -DEAUX] · a type of dike / [x] { aboideau aboiteau aboiteaus § aboideaus aboideaux aboiteaux } |
| — | ABOITEAU | SX | [n. -TEAUS or -TEAUX] · aboideau «a type of dike» / [x] { aboideau aboiteau aboiteaus § aboideaus aboideaux aboiteaux } |
| — | FLAMBEAU | SX | [n. -BEAUX or -BEAUS] · a flaming torch |
| — | PRIEDIEU | SX | [n. -DIEUS or -DIEUX] · a piece of furniture for kneeling on during prayer |
| — | BORDEREAU | X | [n. -REAUX] · a memorandum or invoice prepared for a company by an underwriter, containing a list of reinsured risks |
| — | GASPEREAU | X | [n. -EAUX] · © the alewife |
| — | SUBBUREAU | SX | [n. -REAUX or -REAUS] · a bureau subordinate to the main bureau |
| — | TROUSSEAU | SX | [n. -SEAUX or -SEAUS] · © the collective lighter equipments or outfit of a bride, including clothes, jewelry, and the like; especially, that which is provided for her by her family |
| — | PORTMANTEAU | SX | [n. -TEAUX or -TEAUS] · © a bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing apparel, etc~., on journeys |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | ROUSSEAU | S | [n. -S] · fried pemmican |
| — | BIGARREAU | S | [n. -S] · © alt. of Bigaroon / [x] { bigaroon bigarreau § bigaroons bigarreaus } |
| — | CHALUMEAU | S | [n. -S] · an early reed instrument, the precursor of the clarinet |
| — | COINTREAU | S | [n. -S] · ® a colourless liqueur with orange flavouring |
| — | FRICANDEAU | S | [n. -S] · © alt. of Fricando / [x] { fricandeau fricando § fricandeaus fricandoes } |
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