FEMME (Fr.), woman, wife;--FEMME COUVERTE (old law French), a married
woman, as under her husband's protection;--FEMME GALANTE, a gay
woman;--FEMME INCOMPRISE, a woman misunderstood or unappreciated;--FEMME
SAVANTE, a learned woman, a blue-stocking;--FEMME SOLE (law French), a
single woman, a woman legally independent.
FEMME DE CHAMBRE (Fr.), a lady's maid.
FENDRE UN CHEVEU EN QUATRE (Fr.), to split a hair in quarters, to make
over-subtle distinctions.
FERMIER GÉNÉRAL (Fr.), farmer-general, one who farmed certain taxes under
the old French monarchy.
FESTINA LENTE (L.), hasten gently.
FÊTE CHAMPÊTRE (Fr.), a rural festival, garden party.
FÊTE-DIEU (Fr.), Corpus Christi.
FEU (pl. FEUX) D'ARTIFICE (Fr.), fireworks.
FEU DE JOIE (Fr.), a bonfire: in English (_not_ in French), a firing of
guns in token of joy.
FEUILLETONISTE (Fr.), one who writes for feuilletons. See _Feuilleton_ in
Dict.
FIAT EXPERIMENTUM IN CORPORE VILI (L.), let experiment be made on a
worthless body.
FIAT JUSTITIA, RUAT COELUM (L.), let justice be done, though the heavens
should fall.
FIAT LUX (L.), let there be light.
FICHU (Fr.), a triangular kerchief or wrap worn on a woman's neck and
shoulders.
FIDE ET AMORE (L.), by faith and love.
FIDE ET FIDUCIÂ (L.), by faith and confidence.
FIDE ET FORTITUDINE (L.), by faith and fortitude.
FIDEI DEFENSOR (L.), defender of the faith.
FIDE NON ARMIS (L.), by faith, not by arms.
FIDE, SED CUI VIDE (L.), trust, but in whom take care.
FIDES ET JUSTITIA (L.), fidelity and justice.
FIDES PUNICA (L.), Punic faith: treachery.
FI DONC! (Fr.), for shame!
FIDUS ACHATES (L.), faithful Achates: a true friend.
FIDUS ET AUDAX (L.), faithful and bold.
FIERI FACIAS (Late L.), cause to be done--the name of a writ commanding the
sheriff to distrain the defendant's goods.
FIERTÉ (Fr.), haughtiness, high spirit.
FIGURANT, fem. FIGURANTE (Fr.), a supernumerary on the stage;--FIGURANTE,
pl. FIGURANTI (It.), a ballet-dancer.
FILIUS NULLIUS (L.), son of nobody, a bastard.
FILIUS POPULI (L.), son of the people.
FILIUS TERRÆ (L.), son of the soil, one of mean birth.
FILLE DE CHAMBRE (Fr.), chambermaid.
FILLE DE JOIE (Fr.), a prostitute.
FILLE D'HONNEUR (Fr.), maid of honour.
FILS (Fr.), son.
FIN DE SIÈCLE (Fr.), end of the [19th] century: decadent.
FINIS CORONAT OPUS (L.), the end crowns the work.
FINIS POLONIÆ! (L.), the end of Poland! the Scotch Chancellor Seafield's
'end o' an auld sang' in 1707.
FIN MOT (Fr.), main point.
FISOLEN (Ger.), beans.
FLACON (Fr.), a smelling-bottle.
FLAGRANTE BELLO (L.), while war is raging.
FLAGRANTE DELICTO (L.), in the very act.
FLAIR (Fr.), scent, keen sense of smell.
FLECTERE SI NEQUEO SUPEROS, ACHERONTA MOVEBO (L.), if I can't move the
gods, I'll stir up hell.
FLECTI, NON FRANGI (L.), to be bent, not to be broken.
FLEURON (Fr.), a piece of decorative flower-work.
FLOCCULUS, pl. FLOCCULI (Late L.), a small flock or tuft of wool or the
like.
FLOREAT (L.), let it flourish.
FLORILEGIUM, pl. FLORILEGIA (Late L.), a collection of flowers--i.e. of
choice passages, an anthology.
FLOSCULI SENTENTIARUM (L.), flowerets of wisdom.
FOENUM HABET IN CORNU (L.), he has hay on his horn [the sign of a dangerous
bull].
FOIBLESSE (Old French; modern, _faiblesse_), a failing.
FOIE GRAS (Fr.), fat liver [of goose] made into _pâté de foie gras_ (or
_foies gras_).
FOLÂTRE (Fr.), sportive, frolicsome, fond of romping.
FOMES, pl. FOMITES (L.), touchwood, a substance which retains contagion.
FOND (Fr.), ground, basis, fund;--FONDS, ground, fund, stock, capital.
FONDA (Sp.), a tavern.
FONS ET ORIGO (L.), the source and origin.
FONS LACRIMARUM (L.), fount or source of tears.
FORCE MAJEURE (Fr.), superior power.
FORENSIS STREPITUS (L.), the clamour of the forum.
FORMALITER (Late L.), formally, in respect of the formal element.
FORSAN ET HÆC OLIM MEMINISSE JUVABIT (L.), perchance hereafter it will be
delightful to remember even these things.
FORS CLAVIGERA--the title assumed by Ruskin for his series of periodical
letters to British working-men. _Fors_=fortune; _Claviger_, the
club-bearer, an epithet of Hercules.
FORTI ET FIDELI NIHIL DIFFICILE (L.), to the brave and faithful nothing is
difficult.
FORTIS CADERE, CEDERE NON POTEST (L.), the brave man may fall, he cannot
yield.
FORTITER ET RECTE (L.), bravely and uprightly.
FORTITER, FIDELITER, FELICITER (L.), firmly, faithfully, felicitously.
FORTITER IN RE, SUAVITER IN MODO (L.), forcibly in deed, gently in manner.
FORTUNA FAVET FATUIS (L.), fortune favours fools.
FORTUNA FAVET FORTIBUS (L.), fortune aids the bold.
FORTUNA FORTES ADJUVAT (L.), fortune aids the brave.
FORUM CONSCIENTIÆ (L.), the court of conscience.
FOURGON (Fr.), a wagon, cart.
FRA (It.), brother, friar.
FRAÎCHEUR (Fr.), freshness, coolness.
FRAIS (Fr.), _n.pl._ expenses, charges.
FRANCISÉ, fem. FRANCISÉE (Fr.), Frenchified.
FRANCO (It.), post-free, franked.
FRANGAS, NON FLECTES (L.), you may break, you shall not bend.
FRANKFURTER (Ger.) a small smoked sausage.
FRAPPÉ, fem. FRAPPÉE (Fr.), iced, artificially cooled.
FRATE, pl. FRATI (It.), a friar, a mendicant Franciscan.
FRAU (Ger.), dame, married woman, wife.
FRÄULEIN (Ger.), miss, unmarried woman, German governess.
FRAUS EST CELARE FRAUDEM (L.), it is a fraud to conceal a fraud.
FRAUS PIA (L.), a pious fraud.
FREDAINE (Fr.), escapade, prank.
FRIAND, fem. FRIANDE (Fr.), dainty, delicate: an epicure.
FRIGIDARIUM (L.), the cold swimming-tank of a bath-house.
FRIJOL, pl. FRIJOLES (Sp.), French beans.
FRIPONNERIE (Fr.), knavery, roguishness.
FRISETTE (Fr.), a frizette, fringe of frizzled hair worn above or on the
forehead.
FRITURE (Fr.), frying: fried food: fry.
FRONDEUR (Fr.), an adherent of the Fronde: any malcontent. See _Fronde_ in
Dict.
FRONT À FRONT (Fr.), front to front, face to face.
FRONTIGNAC, a sweet wine produced near Frontignan, in Hérault, France [in
modern French, _Frontignan_.]
FRONTI NULLA FIDES (L.), no reliance on the face, no trusting appearances.
FROU-FROU (Fr.), the delicate rustling of women's drapery.
FROW(E), FRO(E), Anglicised from Dut. _vruow_, a married woman, wife: a
slovenly woman.
FRUGES CONSUMERE NATI (L.), born to consume the fruits of the soil.
FUGIT HORA (L.), the hour flies.
FUIMUS TROES (L.), we were once Trojans.
FUIT ILIUM (L.), Troy has been--i.e. is no more.
FULMEN BRUTUM (L.), a harmless thunderbolt.
FUMADO (Sp.), smoked fish.
FUNCTUS OFFICIO (L.), having fulfilled an office, out of office.
FUNDAMENTUM RELATIONIS (Late L.), ground of relation.
FUNÈBRE (Fr.), mournful.
FUREUR (Fr.), extravagant admiration.
FUROR ARMA MINISTRAT (L.), rage supplies arms.
FUROR LOQUENDI (L.), a rage for speaking.
FUROR POETICUS (L.), poetic frenzy.
FUROR SCRIBENDI (L.), a rage for writing.
GAGE D'AMOUR (Fr.), pledge of love, love-token.
GAIETÉ DE COEUR (Fr.), gaiety of heart.
GAILLARD, fem. GAILLARDE (Fr.), lively, frolicsome.
GALANT, fem. GALANTE (Fr.), given to illicit intrigue: one of the parties
in an amour;--GALANT HOMME, a man of honour.
GALAPAGO (Sp.), a tortoise.
GALIMAFRÉE (Fr.), hotch-potch, hash.--Anglicised as _Gallimaufry_ (q.v. in
Dict.).
GARDE À CHEVAL (Fr.), mounted guard.
GARDE CHAMPÊTRE (Fr.), rural guard, field-keeper.
GARDE-CHASSE (Fr.), gamekeeper.
GARDE DU CORPS (Fr.), a bodyguard.
GARDE-FEU (Fr.), fender.
GARDE-FOU (Fr.), a parapet.
GARDE MOBILE (Fr.), a guard liable to general service.
GARDE NATIONALE (Fr.), national guard.
GARDE ROYALE (Fr.), royal guard.
GARDEZ (Fr.), take care, be on your guard.
GARDEZ BIEN (Fr.), take good care.
GARDES LA FOI (Fr.), keep the faith.
GAUDEAMUS IGITUR (L.), let us therefore rejoice.
GAUDET TENTAMINE VIRTUS (L.), virtue rejoices in trial.
GAUDIUM CERTAMINIS (L.), the delight of battle.
GEFLÜGELTE WORTE (Ger.), winged words.
GEFRORNES (Ger.), ices.
GENDARMES (Fr.), _n.pl._ armed police.
GENIUS LOCI (L.), the genius of the place.
GENS D'AFFAIRES (Fr.), business men; GENS D'ARMES, men-at-arms (cf.
GENDARMES); GENS DE BIEN, honest folk; GENS DE CONDITION, people of rank;
GENS D'ÉGLISE, churchmen; GENS DE LANGUES, linguists; GENS DE LETTRES, men
of letters; GENS DE LOI, lawyers; GENS DE MÊME FARINE, birds of a feather;
GENS DE MER, seamen; GENS D'ÉPÉE, GENS DE GUERRE, military men; GENS DE
PEU, people of humble condition; GENS DE ROBE, lawyers; GENS DU MONDE,
people of fashion.
GENS TOGATA (L.), the toga-wearing nation--i.e. the Romans.
GENTILHOMME (Fr.), a nobleman: a gentleman.
GENUS IRRITABILE VATUM (L.), the irritable tribe of poets.
GERMANICÈ (L.), in German.
GESPRITZT (Ger.), mixed in equal quantity with soda water--of wine.
GIBIER DE POTENCE (Fr.), game for the gibbet, gallows-bird, jail-bird.
GIOVINE SANTO, DIAVOLO VECCHIO (It.), young saint, old devil.
GIPPESVICUM (L.), Ipswich.
GITANO, fem. GITANA (Sp.), gipsy.
GLI ASSENTI HANNO TORTO (It.), the absent are in the wrong.
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS (L.), glory to God in the highest.
GLORIA PATRI (L.), glory be to the Father.
GLORIA VIRTUTIS UMBRA (L.), glory [is] the shadow of virtue.
GLÜCKLICHE REISE! (Ger.), prosperous journey to you!
GN[=O]THI SEAUTON (Gr.), know thyself.
GOUTTE À GOUTTE (Fr.), drop by drop.
GOUVERNANTE (Fr.), a governess.
GRÂCE À DIEU (Fr.), thanks to God.
GRADU DIVERSO, VIÂ UNÂ (L.), with different step on the one way.
GRADUS AD PARNASSUM (L.), a step to Parnassus, aid in the composition of
Latin or Greek verse.
GRANDE CHÈRE ET BEAU FEU (Fr.), ample cheer and a fine fire.
GRANDE FORTUNE, GRANDE SERVITUDE (Fr.), great wealth, great slavery.
GRANDE PARURE or TOILETTE (Fr.), full dress.
GRANDE PASSION (Fr.), a serious love-affair.
GRAND MERCI (Fr.), many thanks.
GRATIANOPOLIS (L.), Grenoble.
GRATIA PLACENDI (L.), the delight of pleasing.
GRATIS DICTUM (L.), mere assertion.
GRAVIORA MANENT (L.), more grievous things remain.
GRAVIORA QUÆDAM SUNT REMEDIA PERICULIS (L.), some remedies are more
grievous than the perils.
GRAVIS IRA REGUM EST SEMPER (L.), the anger of kings is always serious.
GREGATIM (L,), in flocks.
GREX VENALIUM (L.), the herd of hirelings.
GROSSE SEELEN DULDEN STILL (Ger.), great souls suffer in silence.
GROSSE TÊTE ET PEU DE SENS (Fr.), big head and little wit.
GROSSIÈRETÉ (Fr.), grossness, vulgarity in conversation.
GUERRA AL CUCHILLO (Sp.), war to the knife.
GUERRE À MORT (Fr.), war to the death.
GUERRE À OUTRANCE (Fr.), war to the uttermost, to the bitter end.
GULYÁS (Hung.), meat stewed with paprika or red pepper.
GUTTA CAVAT LAPIDEM (L.), the drop wears away the stone.
HAC LEGE (L.), with this law, under this condition.
HAFNIA (L.), Copenhagen.
HALA (L.), Halle.
HANC VENIAM PETIMUSQUE DAMUSQUE VICISSIM (L.), we ask and grant this
liberty turn about.
HANNIBAL AD PORTAS! (L.), Hannibal at the gates!
HAPAX LEGOMENON (Gr.), a word or phrase that occurs once only; a solitary
instance.
HAUD LONGIS INTERVALLIS (L.), at no long intervals.
HAUT ET BON (Fr.), great and good.
HEIMWEH (Ger.), home-sickness.
HELLUO LIBRORUM (L.), a devourer of books.
HEU PIETAS! HEU PRISCA FIDES! (L.), alas for piety! alas for the ancient
faith!
HEUREUSEMENT (Fr.), happily, fortunately.
HIATUS VALDE DEFIENDUS (L.), a gap deeply to be deplored.
HIC ET UBIQUE (L.), here and everywhere.
HIC FINIS FANDI (L.), here [was] an end of the speaking.
HIC JACET (L.), here lies.
HIC LABOR, HOC OPUS EST (L.), this is the labour, this the toil.
HIC SEPULTUS (L.), here buried.
HINC ILLÆ LACRIMÆ (L.), hence [proceed] these tears.
HINC LUCEM ET POCULA SACRA (L.), from this source [we draw] light and
draughts of sacred learning.
HOC AGE (L.), this do.
HOC ANNO (L.), in this year.
HOC ERAT IN VOTIS (L.), this was the very thing I prayed for.
HOC GENUS OMNE (L.), and all that sort [of people].
HOCH (Ger.), _lebe hoch!_ your health! [in drinking].
HOC LOCO (L.), in this place.
HOC SAXUM POSUIT (L.), this stone [T. D.] placed.
HOC TEMPORE (L.), at this time.
HOC VOLO, SIC JUBEO, SIT PRO RATIONE VOLUNTAS (L.), this I will, thus I
command, be my will sufficient reason.
HODIE MIHI, CRAS TIBI (L.), to-day is mine, to-morrow thine.
HOFRATH (Ger.), an Aulic councillor: a complimentary title.
HOI POLLOI (Gr.), the many; the rabble: the vulgar.
HOLMIA (L.), Stockholm.
HOMINIBUS PLENUM, AMICIS VACUUM (L.), full of men, empty of friends.
HOMINIS EST ERRARE (L.), it belongs to man to err.
HOMME D'AFFAIRES (Fr.), business man: agent: steward; HOMME DE BIEN, man of
worth, good man; HOMME DE COUR, courtier; HOMME DE FORTUNE, fortunate man:
rich man; HOMME DE LETTRES, man of letters; HOMME DE PAILLE, man of straw;
HOMME D'ÉPÉE, military man; HOMME DE ROBE, a lawyer; HOMME D'ESPRIT, a man
of wit; HOMME D'ÉTAT, a statesman; HOMME DU MONDE, man of fashion.
HOMO ALIENI JURIS (L.), one under control of another.
HOMO ANTIQUÂ VIRTUTE AC FIDE (L.), a man of the antique virtue and loyalty.
HOMO HOMINI LUPUS (L.), man is a wolf to man.
HOMO MULTARUM LITTERARUM (L.), a man of many literary accomplishments.
HOMO NULLIUS COLORIS (L.), a man of no colour, one who does not commit
himself.
HOMO SUI JURIS (L.), one who is his own master.
HOMO SUM: HUMANI NIHIL A ME ALIENUM PUTO (L.), I am a man; I count nothing
human indifferent to me. [Said by a Paul Pry in Terence, _Heaut._ I. i.
25.]
HOMO TRIUM LITTERARUM (L.), man of three letters--i.e. _fur_ = thief.
HOMO UNIUS LIBRI (L.), a man of one book.
HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE (O. Fr.), the shame be his who thinks ill of
it--the motto of the Order of the Garter.
HONNEUR ET PATRIE (Fr.), honour and native land.
HONORES MUTANT MORES (L.), honours change [men's] manners.
HONORIS CAUSÂ [GRATIÂ] (Late L.), for the sake of honour, as honorary.
HONOR VIRTUTIS PRÆMIUM (L.), honour is the reward of virtue.
HONOS ALIT ARTES (L.), honour nourishes the arts.
HONOS HABET ONUS (L.), honour has its burden.
HORÆ CANONICÆ (L.), the canonical hours.
HORÆ SUBSECIVÆ (Late L.), leisure hours.
HORA FUGIT (L.), the hour flies.
HORAS NON NUMERO NISI SERENAS (L.), I number none but shining hours.
HORRESCO REFERENS (L.), I shudder in relating.
HORRIBILE DICTU (L.), horrible to relate.
HORS DE COMBAT (Fr.), unfit to fight, disabled.
HORS CONCOURS (Fr.), outside competition.
HORS LA LOI (Fr.), in outlawry, outlawed.
HORS DE PROPOS (Fr.), aside from the purpose.
HORS DE SAISON (Fr.), out of season.
HORTUS SICCUS (L.), a collection of dried plants.
HOSTIS HONORI INVIDIA (L.), an enemy's hatred is an honour.
HOSTIS HUMANI GENERIS (L.), enemy of the human race.
HÔTEL DES INVALIDES (Fr.), Hospital for Invalids--the name of a hospital
for disabled soldiers in Paris, founded in 1670.
HÔTEL-DIEU (Fr.), the House of God, a hospital.
HÔTEL GARNI (Fr.), a furnished town house.
HUISSIER (Fr.), doorkeeper, usher: bailiff.
HUMANUM EST ERRARE (L.), to err is human.
HURTAR PARA DAR POR DIOS (Sp.), to steal in order to give to God.
IBIDEM (L.), in the same place, thing, or case.
ICH DIEN (Ger.), I serve.