a mode of coiling a rope by running it backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run freely.
French honeysuckle
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
the European great spotted woodpecker (Dryobstes major); -- called also wood pie.
French polish
A preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or shellac with other gums added.
French purple
a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used for coloring woolen and silken fabrics, without the aid of mordants.
French red
rouge.
French rice
amelcorn.
French roof
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.