Esp. in early use: of or relating to the Romance-speaking peoples of western Europe (as opposed to the Germanic or Celtic peoples). In later use…

= French, adj.

= French, adj. 1a. Obsolete.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of France or French people; French. Frequently poetic or for humorous effect. Cf. Gallic, adj.1 b, Gaul, n. 2.

Often used as a rhetorical or (now chiefly) semi-humorous synonym for ‘French’; sometimes with allusion to characteristics which the French are…

French; foreign. Now rare.

of combined French and American character.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of France or French people; French. Cf. Gallic, adj.1 b, Gaulish, adj. 2.

belonging to both French and Germans.

colloquial (chiefly derogatory). Frequently with capital initial. Of, relating to, or characteristic of France or French people collectively…