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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sole \Sole\, n. [F. sole, L. solea; -- so named from its flat shape. See {Sole} of the foot.] (Zo["o]l.) a Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus {Solea} and allied genera of the family {Soleid[ae]}, especially the common European species ({Solea vulgaris}), which is a valuable food fish. b Any one of several American flounders somewhat resembling the true sole in form or quality, as the California sole ({Lepidopsetta bilineata}), the long-finned sole ({Glyptocephalus zachirus}), and other species. {Lemon}, or {French}, {sole} (Zo["o]l.), a European species of sole ({Solea pegusa}). {Smooth sole} (Zo["o]l.), the megrim. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: French \French\ (fr[e^]nch), a. [AS. frencisc LL franciscus from L. Francus a Frank: cf OF franceis, franchois fran[,c]ois, F. fran[,c]ais. See {Frank}, a., and cf {Frankish}.] Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants. {French bean} (Bot.), the common kidney bean ({Phaseolus vulgaris}). {French berry} (Bot.), the berry of a species of buckthorn ({Rhamnus catharticus}), which affords a saffron, green or purple pigment. {French casement} (Arch.) See {French window}, under {Window}. {French chalk} (Min.), a variety of granular talc; -- used for drawing lines on cloth, etc See under {Chalk}. {French cowslip} (Bot.) The {Primula Auricula}. See {Bear's-ear}. {French fake} (Naut.), a mode of coiling a rope by running it backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run freely. {French honeysuckle} (Bot.) 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} [French (here used in sense of ``foreign'') + pie a magpie (in allusion to its black and white color)] (Zo["o]l.), the European great spotted woodpecker ({Dryobstes major}); -- called also {wood pie}. {French polish}. a A preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or shellac with other gums added. b The glossy surface produced by the application of the above. {French purple}, a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used for coloring woolen and silken fabrics, without the aid of mordants. --Ure. {French red} rouge. {French rice}, amelcorn. {French roof} (Arch.), 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}. --Ure. {French window}. See under {Window}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: French \French\, n. 1. The language spoken in France. 2. Collectively, the people of France. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: French adj : of or pertaining to France or the people of France; "French cooking"; "a gallic shrug" [syn: {French}, {Gallic}] n 1: the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France [syn: {French}] 2: the people of France [syn: {French}, {French people}, {the French}]
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