allez vous en!(Fr.), away with you! begone!
allium(L.), the genus to which the leek and onion belong.
allœostropha(Gr.), arranged in irregular strophes.
allons(Fr.), let us go: come on: come.
allure(Fr.), mien, gait, air.
alma(It.), soul, essence.
alma mater(L.), benign mother—applied by old students to their university.
Alnaschar, a figure in Galland'sArabian Nightswho, having no basis but a basket of glass-ware for sale, dreams of making a fortune and marrying a princess, but in his pride kicks the princess of his dream, and so destroys the real foundation of his fortune—hence any one whose illusions of good fortune are disastrously dispelled.
alopecia(L.,—Gr.), fox mange: a skin disease, which destroys the hair.
à l'outrance(Fr.), erroneously written forà outrance(q.v.).
alparca,alpargate(Port., prob. from Basque), a hempen shoe or sandal.
al pasto(It.), according to a fixed rate—of meals in a restaurant.
alpeen(Ir.), a cudgel.
al piu(It.), at most.
al segno(It.), to the sign—a direction to the performer to go back to and repeat from the place marked thus—Segno
alsirat(Ar.), the bridge across mid-hell to the Mohammedan paradise.
alter ego(L.), one's second self: a friend, a representative.
alter idem(L.), another precisely similar.
alter ipse amicus(L.), a friend is another self.
alternis vicibus(L.), in alternative turns.
alternum tantum(L.), as much more.
altesse(Fr.), highness;—alteza(Sp.);—altezza(It.).
althing(Norse), the former supreme court of Iceland.
altum silentium, (L.), profound silence.
amabilis insania(L.), a pleasing delusion.
amadavat,avadavat(Anglo-Ind.), an Indian songbird, of familyFringillidæ.
à main armée(Fr.), by force of arms, with mailed fist.
a majori [ad minus](L.), from the greater [to the less].
Amalthæa(Gr.), the goat which suckled Zeus. SeeCornucopiain Dict.
amant, fem.amante(Fr.), a lover.
amantes: amentes(L.), lovers: lunatics.
amantium iræ amoris integratio est(L.), lovers' quarrels are a renewal of love.
amare simul et sapere ipsi Jovi non datur(L.), to be in love and to be wise at the same time is not granted even to Jupiter.
amari aliquid(L.), somewhat bitter.
amata bene(L.), well loved (fem.).
a maximis ad minima(L.), from the greatest to the least.
amazone(Fr.), a lady's riding-habit.
âme damnée(Fr.), lit. 'damned soul,' any one's tool or agent blindly devoted to one's will.
âme de boue(Fr.), a soul of mud, a low-minded person.
a mensâ et toro(L.), from bed and board.
âme perdue(Fr.), lit. 'lost soul,' a desperate character.
â merveille(Fr.), wonderfully, perfectly.
amicizia(It.), friendship, an intrigue.
amicus curiæ(L.), a friend of the court: a disinterested adviser, not a party to the case (wrongly, a friend in high quarters).
amicus humani generis(L.), a friend of the human race.
amicus Plato, amicus Socrates, sed magis amica veritas(L.), Plato is dear to me, Socrates is dear, but truth is dearer still.
amicus usque ad aras(L.), a friend even to the altar—i.e. to the last extremity.
ami de cour(Fr.), a court friend.
amie(Fr.), a mistress—fem. ofami, a friend.
a minori [ad majus](L.), from the less [to the greater].
amitié(Fr.), friendship.
à moitié(Fr.), half, by halves.
amomum(L.,—Gr.), an aromatic plant, once loosely used, now applied to a genus ofZingiberaceæ.
à mon avis(Fr.), in my opinion.
amorino(It.), a cupid.
amorosa, pl.amorosi, fem. ofamoroso(It.), a mistress.
amor patriæ(L.), love of country.
amor sceleratus habendi(L.), the accursed love of possessing.
amortissement(Fr.), amortisation. SeeAmortisein Dict.
amor vincit omnia(L.), love conquers all things.
amphigouri(Fr.), any nonsensical rigmarole.
ampoulé, fem.ampoulée(Fr.), bombastic.
amtman,amptman, alsoamman(Eng.,—Ger.), a district magistrate, a civil officer in charge of anamt, a steward or bailiff.
ana, written āā, ā (Low L.,—Gr.), used in recipes to mean throughout, in equal quantity or proportion (of each ingredient); hence sometimes as noun, 'an equal quantity' or 'number.'
Anak, pl.Anakim(Heb.), a race of giants.
anankē(Gr.), necessity.
anathema sit, let him be accursed (1 Cor. xvi. 22).
a natura rei(L.), from the nature of the case.
anax(Gr.), a prince.
'anch' io son pittore'(It.), 'I, too, am a painter' [said by Correggio with pride on looking at Raphael's picture of St Cecilia].
ancien régime(Fr.), the old order of things [esp. before the French Revolution];—ancienne noblesse, the nobility of the foregoing.
ancile, pl.ancilia(L.), the shield which fell from heaven in the reign of Numa Pompilius, on the safety of which the prosperity of Rome depended.
angekok, an Eskimo conjurer.
Anglicè(L.), in English.
anguis in herba(L.), snake in the grass.
anicut,annicut, a Tamil name for a dam or weir across a river.
animal bipes(L.), the two-footed animal, man;—animal implume, featherless;—animal rationale, rational;—animal risibile, able to laugh.
anima mundi(L.), the soul of the world—a Platonic conception.
animo et fide(L.), by courage and faith.
animula vagula(L.), little soul flitting away—beginning of a poem ascribed to the dying Hadrian, translated or paraphrased by Prior, Pope, Byron, and Dean Merivale.
anno ætatis suæ(L.), in the year of his [or her] age.
anno Christi(L.), in the year of Christ.
anno Domini(L.), in the year of our Lord.
anno mundi(L.), in the year of the world.
anno salutis(L.), in the year of redemption.
anno urbis conditæ(L.), in the year the city [Rome] was built (753B.C.).
annus mirabilis(L.), year of wonders.
anonyma(Gr.), a showy woman of light fame whom one is not supposed to know.
Antar, the hero of an Arabian romance based on the exploits of Antara ben Shaddād;—‛anterī(pl.‛anātira), a reciter of romances in Egypt.
ante Agamemnona. Seevixere fortes.
ante bellum(L.), before the war.
ante lucem(L.), before light.
ante meridiem(L.), before noon.
Anteros(Gr.), a deity capable of resisting Eros or love.
antibarbarus(Late L.), a name applied to a collection of words and locutions to be avoided in the classical usage of a language.
antichthon(Gr.), a counter-earth, placed by Pythagoreans on the opposite side of the sun—its inhabitants theantichthones, hence antipodeans generally.
Anticyra(Gr.), a town of Phocis in ancient Greece, abounding in hellebore, reported a cure for insanity—hencenaviget Anticyram=let him sail to Anticyra (i.e. he is mad).
antipasto(It.), a whet before a meal.
antiquarium(L.), a collection of antiquities.
anzìano, pl.anzìani(It.), an elder, magistrate.
à outrance(Fr.), to excess, furiously, with a vengeance, to the bitter end: rapturously, to the echo [of applause]: furious, desperate.
apage, Satana, get thee behind me, Satan (Matt. iv. 10).
a paribus(L.), from equals.
a parte ante(L.), on the side before—opp. toa parte post, on the side after.
à pas de géant(Fr.), with a giant's stride.
à perte de vue(Fr.), till beyond one's view.
à peu près(Fr.), nearly.
Äpfel-strudel(Ger.), a wafery paste made of flour, butter, and warm water, covered with buttered bread-crumbs, raisins, sugar, allspice, and apples, and rolled up.
a piacére(It.), at pleasure.
à pied(Fr.), on foot.
à pieds joints(Fr.), with feet joined.
à plaisir(Fr.), at pleasure.
à point(Fr.), to a point: exactly right.
apollinaris, an alkaline mineral water containing carbonate of soda, derived from the Apollinaris Spring in the valley of the Ahr, in the Rhine province.
Apollo, the Greek sun-god, a representative of youthful manly beauty.
apologia(Gr.), an apologetic writing.
apophyge,apophygis(Gr.), the curving out of the top or bottom of a column from the capital or base.
apophysis, pl.apophyses, a process of a bone.
apoproēgmena(Gr.), things rejected—opp. toproegmena, things preferred.
àporia(Gr.), in rhetoric, a professed doubt of what to say or to choose.
aporrhēta(Gr.), esoteric doctrines.
à portée(Fr.), within reach or range.
a posse ad esse(L.), from the possible to the actual.
apostolicon(Gr.), apostles' ointment, a sovereign salve.
appalto(It.), farm: monopoly.
appartement(Fr.), a set of rooms in a house for an individual or a family.
appel au peuple(Fr.), a plebiscite.
appel nominal(Fr.), call of the names—call of the House.
appui(Fr.), prop, support.
après(Fr.), after;—après coup, too late.
après moi le déluge(Fr.), after me the deluge: then the deluge may come when it likes.
a prima vista(It.), at first sight.
à propos de bottes(Fr.), apropos of boots—i.e. without real relevancy.
à propos de rien(Fr.), apropos of nothing.
aqua(L.), water;—aqua cælestis, a sovereign cordial;—aqua fontana, spring water.
à quatre(Fr.), of or between four: four together.
à quatre épingles(Fr.), lit. 'with four pins,' with the most careful neatness.
à quatre mains(Fr.), for four hands.
a quatr' occhi(It.), lit. 'to four eyes,' face to face, tête-à-tête.
aqua vitæ(L.), water of life.
aquila non capit muscas(L.), an eagle does not catch flies.
à quoi bon?(Fr.), what's the good of it?
à ravir(Fr.), in ravishing style.
arbiter elegantiarum(L.), a judge in matters of taste.
arbitrium(L.), power of decision.
Arcades ambo(L.), Arcadians both, both alike.
arcana cælestia(L.), celestial mysteries.
arcana imperii(L.), state secrets.
arc de triomphe(Fr.), triumphal arch.
arc-en-ciel(Fr.), rainbow.
Archæus(Late L. from Gr.), a personification by Paracelsus of animal and vegetable life.
ardentia verba(L.), words that burn, glowing language.
areb(Hind.arb), a sum of 10 crore, or 100,000,000.
argala(Hind.hargīlā), the Indian adjutant-bird or gigantic crane.
argent comptant(Fr.), ready money.
argumenti causâ(L.), for the sake of argument.
argumentum ab inconvenienti(L.), argument from the inconvenient.
argumentum ad crumenam(L.), argument to the purse.
argumentum ad rem(L.), argument to the purpose.
argumentum baculinum(L.), the argument of the stick, club-law—the ultimate appeal.
Aristides(Gr.), an embodiment of justice, from the figure in ancient Greek history.
Aristippus(Gr.), an embodiment of self-indulgence, from the founder of the Cyrenaic school of philosophy.
ariston men hydor(Gr.), nothing like water.
ariston metron(Gr.), the middle course is the best: the golden mean.
arrectis auribus(L.), with ears pricked up.
arrière-garde(Fr.), rear-guard.
arrière pensée(Fr.), a mental reservation.
ars est celare artem(L.), true art is to conceal art.
ars longa, vita brevis(L.), art is long, life short.
Artium baccalaureus(L.), Bachelor of Arts.
Artium MagisterorMagister Artium(L.), Master of Arts.
a salti(It.), by fits and starts.
asbestos gelōs(Gr.), inextinguishable laughter.
Asherah, the sacred tree erected beside Canaanite altars, wrongly translated in the A.V. as 'grove.' SeeGrovein Dict.
Ashtaroth(pl.),Ashtoreth(pl.),Astarte, the chief Canaanite goddess, female counterpart to Baal, corresponding to the AssyrianIshtar.
asinus ad lyram(L.), an ass at the lyre, one ignorant of music.
askesis,ascesis(Late L.—Gr.); training: the monastic life, asceticism.
Asmodeus,Asmoday, an evil spirit of Semitic mythology, whose functions are seen in Le Sage's story,Le Diable Boiteux.
Aspasia, a gifted Athenian courtesan, mistress of Pericles—any charming and accomplished woman of easy morals.
assez bien(Fr.), pretty well.
assiette(Fr.), plate, course of meat.
assonancia,assonancy(Sp.), assonance.
assora(Ar.al-sūra), a chapter or section of the Koran.
astatki(Turk.), refuse petroleum.
Astolfo,Astolpho, the name of one of Charlemagne's paladins.
astra castra, numen lumen(L.), the stars my camp, God my lamp.
Astræa, the goddess of justice in Greek mythology who lived on earth during the Golden Age, but fled from man's impiety.
atabek, an ancient Turkish title of honour.
Atalanta, a fleet-footed Arcadian maiden who raced her suitors—defeated by Hippomedon by means of the stratagem of letting fall three golden apples.
Atalantis,Atlantis. See underAtlanteanin Dict.
atalaya(Sp.—Ar.), a watch-tower.
ataraxia(Gr.), the indifference to circumstances aimed at by the Stoic.
à tâtons(Fr.), groping.
Athanasius contra mundum(L.), Athanasius against the world: one resolute man facing universal opposition.
Athēnē,Athēna, the Greek goddess of wisdom, the Roman Minerva.
athetēsis(Gr.), rejection of words, &c., as spurious.
atmaidan(Turk.), a hippodrome.
à tort et à travers(Fr.), at random.
à toute force(Fr.), by all means, absolutely.
à tout hasard(Fr.), at all hazards.
à tout prix(Fr.), at any price.
atra cura(L.), black care.
à travers(Fr.), across, through.
Atreus, son of Pelops, who served up the flesh of Thyestes' children to their father.
Atropos, one of the Fates of Greek mythology, who cut the destined thread of life.
at spes non fracta(L.), but hope is not yet crushed.
attap,atap, palm-fronds used for thatch by the Javanese.
attar-gul(Ar.,—Pers.), essence of roses.
attelage(Fr.), team.
attentat(Fr.), attempt.
attirail(Fr.), apparatus.
au bout de son Latin(Fr.), at the end of his Latin, at the end of his knowledge, at his wits' end.
au cinquième(Fr.), on the fifth [story], in the attics.
au contraire(Fr.), on the contrary.
au courant(Fr.), fully acquainted with matters.
auctor pretiosa facit(L.), the giver adds value to the gift.
audace(Fr.), daring.
audaces fortuna juvat(L.), fortune favours the daring.
audacter et sincere(L.), boldly and sincerely.
audax et cautus(L.), bold and cautious.
au désespoir(Fr.), in despair.
audi alteram partem(L.), hear the other side.
audiencia(Sp.), court of justice.
audienza(It.), audience.
audita querela(L.), the suit having been heard—name of a writ.
auditque vocatus Apollo(L.), and Apollo listens when invoked.
au fait(Fr.), well acquainted with a matter: expert.
aufgeschoben ist nicht aufgehoben(Ger.), put off is not given up.
au fond(Fr.), at the bottom.
auf wiedersehen!(Ger.), till we meet again, good-bye!
au grand sérieux(Fr.), in all seriousness.
au gratin(Fr.), after the style ofgratin, i.e. brown—fish cooked in this way being covered with bread-crumbs and browned in an oven, &c.
aujourd'hui roi, demain rien(Fr.), to-day king, to-morrow nothing.
au jour le jour(Fr.), from day to day, from hand to mouth.
au levant(Fr.), towards the east.
au mieux(Fr.), on the best of terms.
aumônière(Fr.), a purse carried at the girdle.
au naturel(Fr.), in the natural state: cooked plainly.
au pied de la lettre(Fr.), close to the letter, quite literally.
au pis aller(Fr.), at the worst.
au plaisir de vous revoir(Fr.), till I have the pleasure of seeing you again.
au poids de l'or(Fr.), at the weight of gold, very dear.
au premier(Fr.), on the first [floor].
au quatrième(Fr.), on the fourth [floor].
aura popularis(L.), the breeze of popular favour.
aurea mediocritas(L.), the golden or happy mean.
au reste(Fr.), as for the rest.
aureus[nummus] (L.), golden [coin]—the standard gold coin of ancient Rome, equal to 100 sesterces, worth about £1, 1s.: a weight of 1½ drachms.
au revoir(Fr.), adieu until we meet again.
auribus teneo lupum(L.), I am holding a wolf by the ears.
auriga(L.), a charioteer.
auri sacra fames(L.), accursed hunger for gold.
au royaume des aveugles les borgnes sont rois(Fr.), in the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed are kings.
aurum fulminans(Late L.), an explosive precipitate of chloride of gold.
aurum omnes, victâ jam pietate, colunt(L.), all worship gold, piety being overthrown.
aurum potabile(L.), potable gold.
au second(Fr.), on the second [floor].
au secret(Fr.), in close custody or confinement.
au sérieux(Fr.), seriously.
auspex, pl.auspices(L.), an augur in ancient Rome;—auspicium, pl. auspicia, an observation made by an augur.
auspicium melioris ævi(L.), augury of a better age.
aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait(Fr.), no sooner said than done.
aut amat aut odit mulier, nihil est tertium(L.), a woman either loves or she hates, there is no third course for her.
autant d'hommes(orde têtes),autant d'avis(Fr.), so many men, so many minds.
aut Cæsar aut nullus(L.), either Cæsar or nobody.
aut insanit homo aut versus facit(L.), either the man is mad or he is making verses.
aut inveniam viam aut faciam(L.), I shall either find a way or make one.
aut non tentaris aut perfice(L.), either do not attempt or else achieve.
auto(Sp.), an act: a drama: an auto-da-fé.
aut prodesse volunt aut delectare poetæ(L.), poets seek either to profit or to please.
autrefois acquit(law French), previously acquitted.
autrefois convict(law French), previously convicted.
aut ragem aut fatuum nasci oportet(L.), it behoves one to be born either king or fool.
autres temps, autres mœurs(Fr.), other times, other manners.
au troisième(Fr.), on the third [floor].
aut vincere aut mori(L.), either to conquer or to die.
aux absents les os(Fr.), to the absent the bones.
aux armes!(Fr.), to arms!
aux grands maux les grands remèdes(Fr.), to desperate evils desperate remedies.
auxilium ab alto(L.), help from on high.
avania,avaria,avenia(It.), an extortionate Turkish impost.
avant-coureur(Fr.), a forerunner.
avant-goût(Fr.), a foretaste.
avant propos(Fr.), preliminary matter: preface.
avec permission(Fr.), by consent.
ave, imperator, morituri te salutant!(L.), hail, emperor, men doomed to die salute thee! [said by gladiators].
avenir(Fr.), future, prospects.
aventurier, fem.aventurière(Fr.), an adventurer or adventuress.
a verbis ad verbera(L.), from words to blows.
Avernus(L.), the infernal regions, any abyss—from Lake Avernus in Campania.
à vieux comptes nouvelles disputes(Fr.), old accounts breed new disputes.
a vinculo matrimonii(L.), from the bond of matrimony.
avi numerantur avorum(L.), ancestors of ancestors are counted [to me].
avise la fin(Fr.), weigh well the end.
avito viret honore(L.), he flourishes upon ancestral honours.
avocat consultant(Fr.), consulting lawyer, chamber counsel.
avoira,awara, a South American palm, also its fruit.
avoir la langue déliée(Fr.), to have the tongue unbound, to be glib of speech.
à volonté(Fr.), at pleasure.
a vostro beneplacito(It.), at your pleasure, at your will.
à votre santé(Fr.), to your health.
avoué(Fr.), attorney, solicitor.
avoyer(Fr.), formerly the chief magistrate in some Swiss cantons.
a vuestra salud!(Sp.), to your health!
avvocato,avvocado(It.), an advocate, barrister;—avvocato del diabolo(seeadvocatus diaboli).
avvogadore(It.), an official criminal prosecutor in Venice.
axioma medium(L.), a generalisation from experience.
aymez loyaulté(O. Fr.), love loyalty.
ayuntamiento(Sp.), municipal council.
bacallao(Sp.), cod-fish.
baccah(Ir.), a cripple.
bacchius(L.—Gr.), a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables preceded or followed by a short syllable.
Bacchus(L.—Gr.), the god of wine.
badaud(Fr.), a lounger, a simpleton.
badmash,budmash(Hind.), a rascal.
bael,bel(Anglo-Ind.), the Bengal quince, also its fruit.
bagasse,bagass(Fr.), refuse products of sugar manufacture.
bagne(Fr.), a bagnio.
bahar,bhar(Ar.), a measure for heavy weight in India, &c., varying from two cwt. upwards.
bahi(Gipsy), fortune.
bahut(Fr.), a trunk, chest.
bailli(Fr.), a magistrate;—bailliage, the jurisdiction of such.
bain-marie(Fr.), a flat vessel containing boiling water.
bajoccho, pl.bajocchi(It.), copper coin worth ½d.
bajra,bajri(Hind.), a kind of Indian millet.
bakal,bakhal(Ar.), a storekeeper.
balachong,blachong(Malay), a condiment of prawns, shrimps, &c., fermented, salted, and spiced.
baladière(Fr.), a ballad singer.
baladin,baladine(Fr.), a public dancer: a mountebank.
balagan(Tartar), a booth of branches, &c.
bala-khanah(Pers.), an upper room.
balalaika(Russ.), a popular musical instrument.
ballet d'action(Fr.), a ballet combining action with dancing;—ballet divertissement, a ballet entertainment.
balliadera,balliadere, the same asBayadère(q.v. in Dict.).
ballon d'essai(Fr.), an experimental balloon sent up: a 'feeler' of any kind.
balneum(L.), bath;—balneum mariæ, the same asbain-marieabove.
bal paré(Fr.), a dress ball.
balzorine,balzerine(Fr.), a light stuff of wool and cotton mixed.
banalité;(Fr.), triviality.
banco regis(L.), on the king's bench.
bandalero(Sp.), a robber.
banderilla(Sp.), a dart with which thebanderilleroannoys the bull in a bull-fight.
bandy(Telegu), a carriage, cart.
bangy,banghy(Hind.), a shoulder-yoke with its suspended load.
banquette(Fr.), the front bench of a diligence.
bánsuli(Hind.), a flute.
Barataria, the island government committed to Sancho Panza inDon Quixote.
barathrum(L.—Gr.), an abyss: an insatiable extortioner.
barbâ tenus sapientes(L.), sages as far as the beard—i.e. with an appearance of wisdom only.
barca(It.), a boat, barge;—barca-longa, a large Spanish fishing-boat.
barcelona(Sp.), a coloured neckerchief.
barranca,barranco(Sp.), the bed of a torrent.
bas-bleu(Fr.), a blue-stocking: a literary woman.
basilicon(Gr.), lit. 'royal,' a title applied to various ointments of repute—alsobasilicum.
basistan,bazestan(Turk.), a market.
basoche(Fr.), a tribunal for disputes between the clerks of the French parliament.
basso profondo(It.), a deep bass voice, or a person possessing such.
basta!(It.), enough! no more!
bastide(Fr.), a French country-house.
basto(Sp.), the ace of clubs in quadrille and ombre.
bât(Fr.), a pack-saddle—only in composition, as in bathorse, batman, batmoney, &c.
bâton ferré(Fr.), a staff shod with iron, an alpenstock.
battant, pl.battans(Fr.), the leaf of a table or door.
batterie de cuisine(Fr.), set of utensils for cooking.
battre la campagne(Fr.), to scour the country, to beat about the bush.
battuta(It.), beating [time].
bavardage(Fr.), idle talk.
Bayard, a gentleman of perfect courage and spotless honour, from the Chevalier Bayard (1476-1524),sans peur et sans reproche.
bayer aux corneilles(Fr.), to gape at the crows, to stare vacantly.
beatæ memoriæ(L.), of blessed memory.
beati pacifici(L.), blessed are the peacemakers.
beatus ille qui procul negotiis ... paterna rura bobus exercet suis(L.), happy he who, far removed from city cares, ... tills with his own oxen the fields that were his father's.
beau garçon(Fr.), a handsome man.
beau jour(Fr.), fine day, good times.
beau sabreur(Fr.), a dashing cavalry soldier.
beauté du diable(Fr.), that overpowering beauty for the sake of which men fling everything away.
beaux yeux(Fr.), fine eyes: a pretty woman.
bécasse(Fr.), a woodcock, an idiot.
beccaccia(It.), a woodcock.
béchamel(Fr.), a kind of sauce made with a little flour in cream.
beegah,begah,beegha(Hind.), a Hindoo square measure, varying from ⅓ to ⅔ acre.
bel air(Fr.), fine deportment.
bel esprit(Fr.), a fine genius: a person of wit or genius;—pl.beaux esprits, men of wit: gay spirits.
bel étage(Fr.), the best story, the first floor.
bella gerant alii, tu, felix Austria, nube(L.), let others wage wars; do thou, lucky Austria, make marriages.
bella, horrida bella!(L.), wars, horrid wars!
bellaque matribus detestata(L.), and wars abhorred by mothers.
belle amie(Fr.), a female friend, a mistress.
belle assemblée(Fr.), a fashionable gathering.
belle-mère(Fr.), mother-in-law.
belle passion(Fr.), tender passion.
belle vue(Fr.), fine prospect.
bellum internecinum(L.), a war of extermination.
bellum lethale(L.), deadly war.
bellum nec timendum nec provocandum(L.), war is neither to be feared nor provoked.
bel sangue(It.), gentle blood.
beltà e follia vanno spesso in compagnia(It.), beauty and folly often go together.
belua multorum capitum(L.), monster with many heads—the irrational mob.
bene decessit(Late L.), he has left well—a leaving certificate given to a schoolboy, curate, &c.
bénéficiaire(Fr.), the person receiving a benefit.
beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere(L.), to accept a favour is to sell one's liberty.
bene merentibus(L.), to the well-deserving;—bene meriti(acc.-tos), having well deserved.
bene orâsse est bene studuisse(L.), to have prayed well is to have endeavoured well.
beneplacito(L.), by your leave.
bene qui latuit bene vixit(L.), he has lived well who has lived obscure.
bene vobis!(L.), health to you!
benigno numine(L.), with favouring providence.
benj, the same asBhang(q.v. in Dict.).
ben trovato(It.), cleverly invented.
ben venuto(It.), welcome.
berceau(Fr.), a cradle: a covered walk;—berceaunette(pseudo-French), a bassinette.
Berenice's hair. SeeComa Berenices.
bergère(Fr.), a kind of easy-chair.
besoin(Fr.), need, want, desire.
beso las manos(Sp.), I kiss your hands.
bête(Fr.), brute, stupid person;—bête noire, a black beast: a bugbear;—bêtise, stupidity.
Bethesda(Heb.), a healing pool at Jerusalem—often applied to a Nonconformist church.
Beulah(Heb.), a land of rest—a name for Israel in its future condition, in Isa. lxii. 4.
bévue(Fr.), an oversight, a blunder.
bhat,bhaut,bawt(Hind.), a professional bard.
bheesty,bhisti(Pers.bihistī), a water-carrier.
bibelot(Fr.), a trinket.
bibere venenum in auro(L.), to drink poison from a cup of gold.
bibliotheca(L.,—Gr.), a library: a bibliographer's catalogue: a series of books.
bidet(Fr.), a nag, a cob.
bien(Fr.), well;—bien-aimé, well beloved;—bien chausse(fem.chaussée), well shod, with neat boots;—bien entendu, of course, to be sure;—bien ganté, with neat gloves.
biennium(L.), a period of two years.
bien perdu, bien connu(Fr.), blessing flown is blessing known.
bienséance(Fr.), propriety—in pl. the proprieties.
biffé(Fr.), erased, cancelled.
biga(L.), a chariot-and-pair.
bijouterie(Fr.), jewellery.
billet d'amour(Fr.), love-letter.
biondo, fem.bionda(It.), blonde.
bis(L.), twice: repeated: encore.
bis dat qui cito dat(L.), he gives twice who gives promptly.
bis peccare in bello non licet(L.), in war one may not blunder twice.
bis pueri senes(L.), old men are twice boys.
blagueur(Fr.), one given to blague (seeBlaguein Dict.).
blanchisseuse(Fr.), a laundress.
blandæ mendacia linguæ(L.), falsehoods of a smooth tongue.
blanquette(Fr.), a variety of pear.
bleuâtre(Fr.), bluish.
bluette(Fr.), a production of bright and witty character.
Blut und Eisen. SeeEisen und Blut, the correct form.
bocca(It.), one of the mouths of a glass-furnace.
bock(Fr.), a strong kind of German beer, drunk in May—fromEimbockbier—Einbeck in Prussia: now often a glass or mug of any beer.
bona(L.), goods;—bona mobilia, movable goods;—bona peritura, perishable goods;—bona vacantia, unclaimed goods.
bon accueil(Fr.), good reception, due honour;—bon ami, good friend;—bon camarade, good comrade;—bon diable, good-natured fellow;—bon enfant, good fellow, pleasant companion;—bon goût, good taste.
bona fides(L.), good faith.
bonagh,bonough(Ir.), a regular soldier;—bonaght, a subsidy to Irish chiefs for a supply of soldiers.
bona si sua nôrint(L.), if only they knew their own blessings.
bonasus(L.), a bison or aurochs.
bon avocat, mauvais voisin(Fr.), a good lawyer is a bad neighbour.
bon-chrétien(Fr.), 'good Christian'—a kind of pear, the William.
bon gré, mal gré(Fr.), willing or unwilling.
bonhomie(Fr.), good nature.
Bonhomme(Fr.), a French peasant.
bonis avibus(L.), under good auspices.
bonjour(Fr.), good-day: good-morning.
bon jour, bonne oeuvre(Fr.), the better day the better the deed.
bon marché(Fr.), 'good bargain:' cheapness: cheap: a large ready-money drapery shop.
bon mot, pl.bons mots(Fr.), a witty saying.
bonne bouche(Fr.), a choice morsel.
bonne compagnie(Fr.), good society.
bonne et belle(Fr.), good and fair.
bonne foi(Fr.), good faith.
bonne fortune(Fr.), good luck, success in an intrigue.
bonne grâce(Fr.), good grace, gracefulness.
bonne mine(Fr.), good appearance, pleasant looks.
bonnes nouvelles adoucissent le sang(Fr.), good news sweetens the blood.
bonsoir(Fr.), good-evening.
bon ton(Fr.), the height of fashion.
bon vivant(Fr.), a jovial companion: one who lives too well [bonne vivanteisnotaccording to French usage];bon viveur, a free or fast liver.
bon voyage!(Fr.), a good journey to you!
booza(Ar.), a drink made in Turkey and Egypt by fermenting millet or barley.
bordereau(Fr.), a memorandum.
boreen(Ir.), a narrow road.
borgen macht sorgen(Ger.), borrowing makes sorrowing.
borghetto(It.), a big village.
borné(Fr.), limited, narrow-minded.
botte(Fr.), a pass or thrust in fencing.
bouche(Fr.), the staff of cooks in a large house.
bouderie(Fr.), pouting, sulking.
bouffée(Fr.), puff, whiff.
bouillon(Fr.), soup;—bouilli, boiled or stewed beef.
bouillonné(Fr.), provided with puffs.
bouillotte(Fr.), a game at cards for five players.
boule(Fr.), anything round like a ball.
bouleversé(Fr.), upset;—bouleversement, an overturning.
bouquetière(Fr.), a flower-girl.
bourgeois, fem.bourgeoise(Fr.), a townsman, trader—(adj.) of the middle class, commercial;—bourgeois gentilhomme, the tradesman-gentleman.
boursier(Fr.), a foundation-scholar: a speculator on 'Change.
boutez en avant(Fr.), push forward.
boutique(Fr.), a shop, tradesman's stock.
boutonnière(Fr.), a flower made up for the buttonhole, &c.
bowery(Dut.), a farm, plantation.
brachium civile(L.), the civil arm;—brachium seculare, the secular arm.
brava!(It.), well done!
brevet d'invention(Fr.), a patent.
breveté(Fr.), patented.
brevi manu(L.), with a short hand, off-hand.
brevis esse laboro, obscurus fio(L.), in labouring to be brief I become obscure.
brial(Sp.), a rich skirt.
bride(Fr.), the string of a woman's bonnet.
brillant(Fr.), brilliancy.
briller par son absence(Fr.), to be conspicuous by its absence.
brindisi(It.), a rhymed toast.
brinjaul(Port.beringela), the egg-plant.
brioche(Fr.), a bun: a blunder, mistake.
brochette(Fr.), a small spit or skewer.
Brodstudien(Ger.), bread studies, those by means of which one earns his living.
brouillerie(Fr.), disagreement.
brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts(Fr.), to burn the candle at both ends.
brûlot(Fr.), an incendiary.
brune(Fr.), fem. ofbrun, brown, a dark girl or woman.
brutum fulmen(L.), an ineffectual thunderbolt.
bucellas(Port.), a Portuguese white wine.
budgerow(Hind.), a heavy keelless barge.
buen principio, la mitad es hecha(Sp.), well begun is half-done.
bulse(Port.bolsa), a package of diamonds or gold-dust.
bund(Hind.), an artificial embankment.
Bundesrath(Ger.), the Federal Council in the German Empire.
buneeya,bunya(Hind.), a grain-dealer.
buona mano(Sp.), small gratuity.
buono stato(It.), good state [of affairs].
buontempo(It.), good time, pleasure.
burgo(It.), a market-town.
Bursch, pl.Burschen(Ger.), a comrade, a student;—Burschenschaft, an association of German students.
buvette(Fr.), a taproom.
buxee,buxie(Hind.), a military paymaster.
cabana(Sp.), an exporting house: a kind of cigar.
cabaya(Malay), a long tunic of cotton, &c.
caboceer(Port.), a West African chief.
cacafuego,cacafogo(Sp.), a spitfire.
cachinnus(L.), a loud laugh.
cachot(Fr.), dungeon.
cacoēthes loquendi(L.), a mania for speaking.
cacoēthes scribendi(L.), a mania for scribbling.
cadeau(Fr.), a gift, present.
cadit quæstio(L.), the question drops.
cadre(Fr.), a frame, scheme: a list of officers.
cæca est invidia(L.), envy is blind.
cælum non animum mutant qui trans mare currant(L.), they change their sky, not their mind, who scour across the sea.
café au lait(Fr.), coffee with [hot] milk;—café noir, black coffee [without milk].
cafila,caffila(Ar.), a caravan.
cailliach(Gael.), a hag.
ça ira(Fr.), 'that shall go'-the opening words of a famous song of the French Revolution.
cajava,cadjowa(Ar.), a pannier slung across a camel.
caldarium(L.), a hot bath.
caldera(Sp.), the crater of a volcano.
calean,caleeoon(Pers.), a water-pipe, a hookah.
calembour,calembourg(Fr.), a pun.
callida junctura(L.), a skilful connection.
camiscia,camicia(It.), a shirt.
campo santo(It.), a burying-ground.
Campus Martius(L.), field of Mars, used by the ancient Romans for games, military drill, &c.
canaille(Fr.), a pack of hounds, the rabble.
canaut(Hind.), a canvas enclosure.
candida Pax(L.), white-robed Peace.
candy,candil(Tamil), a South Indian weight, generally containing 20maunds, about 500 pounds English.
canopus(L.—Gr.), a bright star in the southern constellationArgo navis: an Egyptian vase for holding the entrails of the body embalmed.
cantabile(It.), fit for singing.
cantabit vacuus coram latrone viator(L.), the empty traveller will sing before a robber.
cantambanco(It.), a mountebank—sometimescantabank.
Cantate(L.), Psalm xcviii. as a canticle in the Anglican evening service;—Cantate Domino, sing to the Lord.
canthus, pl.canthi(L.), a corner of the eye.
cantilena(L.), the plain-song orcanto-fermo: a ballad.
cantinière(Fr.), a female canteen-keeper.
Capucinex(Ger.), coffee with a little milk.
caput(L.), head: chapter.
caput mortuum(L.), worthless residue.
cara sposa(It.), dear wife.
carent quia vate sacro(L.), because they lack a sacred bard.
carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero(L.), enjoy the present day, trusting the least possible to the future;—oftencarpe diemalone, meaning 'seize the opportunity.'
Carviol(Ger.), cauliflower.
cassare(L.), to quash, make null.
casus belli(L.), whatever involves or justifies war.
casus conscientiæ(L.), a case of conscience.
catalogue raisonné(Fr.), a descriptive catalogue of books, &c., arranged according to their subjects.
causa sine quâ non(L.), an indispensable cause.
cause célèbre(Fr.), a peculiarly notable trial.
caveat actor(L.). let the doer beware.
caveat emptor(L.), let the buyer beware.
cave canem(L.), beware of the dog, a frequent inscription on Roman thresholds.
cavendo tutus(L.), safe through taking care.
cave quid dicis, quando, et cui(L.), beware what you say, when, and to whom.
cedant arma togæ(L.), let arms yield to the gown: let military authority yield to civil.
ceinture(Fr.), a girdle, belt.
cela va sans dire(Fr.), that goes without saying: it is a matter of course: agreed!
cela viendra(Fr.), that will come.
celui qui veut, celui-là peut(Fr.), who has the will, he has the skill.
ce monde est plein de fous(Fr.), this world is full of fools.
c'en est fait de lui(Fr.), it is all over with him.
c'en est que le premier pas qui coûte(Fr.), it is only the first step that is difficult.
censor morum(L.), censor of morals.
centum(L.), a hundred.
certum est quia impossibile est(L.), it is certain because it is impossible.
c'est-à-dire(Fr.), that is to say.
c'est égal(Fr.), it's all one [to me]: it makes no odds.
c'est le commencement de la fin(Fr.), it is the beginning of the end.
c'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre(Fr.), that is magnificent, but it is not war [said at Balaklava by a French general watching the charge of the Light Brigade].
c'est pire [plus] qu'un crime, c'est une faute(Fr.), it is worse than a crime, it is a blunder.
c'est selon(Fr.), that is according to circumstances.
c'est une autre chose(Fr.), that is quite another thing.
cetera desunt(L.), the rest is awanting.
ceteris paribus(L.), other things being equal.
ceterum censeo(L.), but I think [said of persistent obstruction, like that of Cato].
chacun son goût,à chacun son goût(Fr.), every one to his taste [chacun à son goûtisnotFrench].
chamade(Fr.), during war, the sounding of a trumpet or drum to ask a parley.
chambre à coucher(Fr.), a bedroom.
Champs Elysées(Fr.), Elysian fields—name of a park in Paris.
chapeau bras,chapeau de bras, a crush-hat [coined English-French, notrealFrench].
chapeaux bas!(Fr.), hats off!
chapelle ardente(Fr.), a chapel or chamber in which a corpse lies in state before burial, surrounded by lighted candles.
chapelle expiatoire(Fr.), a chapel built in expiation, generally on the site of one's sin.
charmante(Fr.), charming woman.
châteaux en Espagne(Fr.), castles in Spain, castles in the air.
chef de cuisine, or merelychef(Fr.), male head-cook.
chemin de fer(Fr.), the iron way, railway.
cher ami(Fr.), a dear male friend;—chère amie, a dear female friend.—Chéri, fem.chérie, beloved.
cherchez la femme!(Fr.), seek for the woman! there's a woman at the bottom of it! [the phrase is due to Dumaspère].
che sarà sarà(It.), what will be will be.
cheval de bataille(Fr.), war-horse.
chevalier d'industrie(Fr.), lit. a knight of industry: one who lives by persevering fraud.
chiesa libera in libero stato(It.), a free church in a free state [Cavour's recipe for Italy].
chi tace confessa(It.), he who keeps silence confesses.
chronique scandaleuse(Fr.), a record of scandals.
ci-devant(Fr.), before this, former, heretofore.
ci-gît(Fr.), here lies.
cingulum Veneris(L.), the girdle of Venus.
circuitus verborum(L.), a circumlocution.
circulus in probando(L.), arguing in a circle, using the conclusion as one of the arguments.
cito(L.), quickly.
clarior e tenebris(L.), the brighter from the darkness.
clarum et venerabile nomen(L.), an illustrious and venerable name.
classes aisées(Fr.), the well-off classes.
cœlebs quid agam(L.), being a bachelor, what am I to do?
Cœna Domini(L.), the Lord's Supper.
cogito, ergo sum(L.) I think, therefore I am [Descartes' fundamental basis of philosophy].
coiffeur(Fr.), a hairdresser.
collectanea(L.), passages collected from authors.
Coma Berenices(L.), an asterism between Boötes and Leo, representing the amber hair of Berenice, wife of Ptolemy Euergetes.
Comédie Française, La(Fr.), the official name of the subsidised Théâtre Français.
comédie humaine(Fr.), the name applied to the collection of Balzac's novels, planned to form a complete picture of contemporary society.
comitas inter gentes(L.), international comity.
comme il faut(Fr.), as it should be: correct: approved by the fashionable world, genteel.
commune bonum(L.), common good.
communibus annis(L.), on the annual average.
communi consensu(L.), by common consent.
compagnon de voyage(Fr.), travelling companion.
compos mentis(L.), of sound mind, sane.
compte rendu(Fr.), an account rendered: report.
comptoir(Fr.), counter: counting-room.
con amore(It.), with love: very earnestly.
concio ad clerum(L.), discourse to the clergy.
concours(Fr.), contest, competition.
con diligenza(It.), with diligence.
conditio sine quâ non(L.), an indispensable condition.
con dolore(It.), with grief.
confer(L.), compare.
conjunctis viribus(L.), with united powers.
conquiescat in pace(L.), may he [or she] rest in peace.
conscia mens recti(L.), a mind conscious of rectitude.
conseil d'état(Fr.), a council of state.
conseil de famille(Fr.), a family consultation.
consensus facit legem(L.), consent makes law or rule.
consilio et animis(L.), by wisdom and courage.
consilio et prudentiâ(L.), by wisdom and prudence.
con spirito(It.), with spirit.
constantiâ et virtute(L.), by constancy and virtue.
consuetudo pro lege servatur(L.), custom is held as a law.
consule Planco(L.), when Plancus was consul, when I was a young man.
contra bonos mores(L.), against good manners or morals.
copia verborum(L.), plenty of words, fluency.
coram domino rege(L.), before our lord the king.
coram nobis(L.), before us, in our presence.
coram populo(L.), in the presence of the public.
cordon sanitaire(Fr.), a sanitary cordon, a line of sentries posted so as to keep contagious disease within a certain area.
corpus delicti(L.), the substance of the offence.
corpus juris canonici(L.), body of the canon law; corpus juris civilis (L.), body of the civil law.
corruptio optimi pessima(L.), the corruption of the best is the worst of all.
corsetière(Fr.), a maker of corsets.
cosi fan tutte(It.), so do they all: they're all like that [of women].
côtelette(Fr.), a cutlet, a chop.
coup de bonheur(Fr.), stroke of good luck.
coup de chapeau(Fr.), a touching of the hat.
coup de hasard(Fr.), lucky chance.
coup de soleil(Fr.), sunstroke.
coup de vent(Fr.), a gust of wind, a gale.
coupe-jarret(Fr.), a cut-throat, ruffian.
coup manqué(Fr.), an abortive stroke, a failure.
coûte que coûte(Fr.), cost what it may.
couturière(Fr.), a dressmaker.
couvre-pied(Fr.), a coverlet or rug for the feet.
crambe repetita(L.), cauld kail het again—cold cabbage-broth warmed up.
credat Judæus Apella!(L.), let the Jew Apella believe that [if he likes]!
credo quia absurdum(L.), I believe it because it is absurd.
crême de la crême(Fr.), cream of the cream: the very best.
crêpé(Fr.), frizzed.
crescit eundo(L.), it grows as it goes.
crève-cœur(Fr.), deep sorrow, heart-break.
criard, fem.criarde(Fr.), crying, discordant.
crimen falsi(L.), crime of perjury.
crimen læsæ majestatis(L.), high treason.
croquis(Fr.), an outline or rough sketch.
croustade(Fr.), a kind of rissole with hard crust.
crux criticorum(L.), a puzzle for the critics.
cucullus non facit monachum(L.), the cowl does not make the monk.
cui bono?(L.), for whose benefit is it? who is the gainer?
cuilibet in arte suâ credendum est(L.), every person is to be trusted in his own art.
culpa levis(L.), a slight fault.
cum bonâ veniâ(L.), with your kind indulgence.
cum grano salis(L.), with a grain of salt—i.e. with some allowance.
cum multis aliis(L.), with many other things.
cum notis variorum(L.), with the notes of various [critics].
cum privilegio(L.), with privilege.
curiosa felicitas(L.), nice felicity of expression that is the fruit of pains.
currente calamo(L.), with a running pen, with the pen of a ready writer.
custos rotulorum(L.), keeper of the rolls.
d'accord(Fr.), agreed, in tune.
da dextram misero(L.), give the right hand to one unhappy.
da locum melioribus(L.), give place to your betters.
dame d'honneur(Fr.), maid of honour.
dames de la halle(Fr.), market-women.
damnum absque injuriâ(L.), loss without injury.
dardanarius(L.), a speculator in grain.
das Ewig-Weibliche(Ger.), the eternal feminine.
das heisst, or simplyd.h.(Ger.), that is.
data et accepta(L.), expenditures and receipts.
date obolum Belisario(L.), give a penny to Belisarius [the appeal ascribed to the great general when reduced to mendicancy].