bean n. Kidney or haricot bean as unripe sliced pods or ripe seeds.

- bread n. Long crisp loaf.

- canadian n. Canadian whose principal language is french.

- chalk n. A kind of talc used for marking cloth, as a dry lubricant, etc.

- dressing n. Salad dressing of seasoned vinegar and oil.

- fried potatoes n.pl. (or french fries) us potato chips.

- horn n. Coiled brass wind instrument with a wide bell.

- kiss n. Open-mouthed kiss.

- leave n. Absence without permission.

- letter n. Colloq. Condom.

- polish n. Shellac polish for wood. french-polish v.

- window n. Glazed door in an outside wall.

- —adj. - of france, its people, or language.

- having french characteristics. —n. - the french language.

- (the french) (pl.) The people of france.

- colloq. Dry vermouth. frenchness n. [old english: related to *frank]

—n. (pl. -ies) wild or delirious excitement, agitation, or fury. —v. (-ies, -ied) (usu. As frenzied adj.) Drive to frenzy. frenziedly adv. [medieval latin: related to *frenetic]

n. (pl. -s) painting done in water-colour on a wall or ceiling before the plaster is dry. [italian, = fresh]

balsam n. Tincture of benzoin etc. Used esp. As an inhalant.

n. (pl. -ies) monastery for friars.

—n. Day of the week following thursday. —adv. Colloq. - on friday.

- (fridays) on fridays; each friday. [old english]

n. Colloq. = *refrigerator. [abbreviation]

n. - person one likes and chooses to spend time with (usu. Without sexual or family bonds).

- sympathizer, helper.

- ally or neutral person (friend or foe?).

- person already mentioned (our friend at the bank).

- regular supporter of an institution.

- (friend) quaker. [old english]

n. - part of an entablature between the architrave and cornice.

- horizontal band of sculpture filling this.

- band of decoration, esp. At the top of a wall. [latin phrygium (opus) phrygian (work)]

n. - a sudden or extreme fear. B instance of this (gave me a fright).

- grotesque-looking person or thing. take fright become frightened. [old english]