French bean noun

The common kidney or haricot bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) eaten, pods and all, as a table vegetable

French berry noun

The berry of a species of buckthorn, used as a yellow dye

French bread noun

Crusty bread baked in a long narrow shape with tapered ends

French-Canāˈdian adjective

Of or from the French-speaking part of Canada

noun

1. A French-Canadian person
2. The French language of Canada

French chalk noun

Soapstone, esp as used to mark out patterns in dressmaking

French cricket noun

A game (esp of children) in which players throw a ball at a batsman from the place where it is fielded, the batsman being out if the ball strikes his or her leg below the knee

French cuff noun

A cuff of double thickness, usu fastened by a cuff link, formed by folding back the band at the end of a shirtsleeve, etc

French curve noun

A thin plate, usu of plastic, with the outlines of various curves on it, used for drawing curves

French door noun (N American)

A French window (qv below)

French dressing noun

A salad dressing consisting of oil and vinegar or lemon juice, and usu seasoning

French fry or French fried potato noun (pl French fries or French fried potatoes)

A potato chip, esp thin and long

French heel noun

1. A way of turning the heel in knitting
2. A high curved heel for women's shoes

French horn noun

The orchestral brass horn

French kiss noun

A kiss in which the tongue is inserted into one's partner's mouth

French kissing noun

French knickers plural noun

A type of wide-legged knickers

French leave see take French leave below.

French letter noun (slang)

A condom

French loaf noun

A loaf of French bread

Frenchˈman or (fem) Frenchˈwoman noun

A native of France

French pitch noun (music)

A standard pitch established by the French government in 1859, and later widely adopted, being 435 cycles per second at 15ºC for A (see international (concert) pitch under international)

French pleat see French roll below.

French plum noun

A prune or dried plum

French polish noun

A varnish for furniture, consisting chiefly of shellac dissolved in spirit

French-polˈish transitive verb

To treat with French polish

French-polˈisher noun

French-polˈishing noun

French pox noun (obsolete)

Syphilis

French roll or French pleat noun

A hairstyle in which the hair is formed into a vertical roll at the back of the head

French roof noun

A modified mansard roof, really N American

French sash noun

A French window (see below)

French seam noun

A seam stitched on the right side then on the wrong side to enclose raw edges

French stick noun

A very narrow French loaf

French toast noun

Bread dipped in egg (and milk) and fried

French vermouth noun

A dry vermouth

French White see China White under white

French window noun

A window of floor-to-ceiling height, acting as a door

Frenchwoman see Frenchman above.

Free French

(from 1942 Fighting French) continuers under General de Gaulle of resistance to Germany in World War II after the French capitulation of 1940

pardon or excuse my French (informal)

Pardon my bad language

take French leave

1. To depart without notice or permission
2. To disappear suspiciously