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Secular writers who described "personal, social and political conduct" through maxims
In French literature, the moralists (French: moralistes) were a tradition of secular writers who described "personal, social and political conduct", typically
French_moralists
Philosophy with the focus on morality
being illiberal in the judgments one makes". In French literature, the moralists (French: moralistes) were a tradition of secular writers who described
Moralism
French philosopher and moralist (1645–1696)
bruːˈjɛər, ˌlɑː briːˈɛər/; French: [ʒɑ̃ d(ə) la bʁɥijɛʁ]; 16 August 1645 – 11 May 1696) was a French philosopher and moralist, who was noted for his satire
Jean_de_La_Bruyère
Figure of speech
Epigram – Brief memorable statement Epitaph – Inscription on a tombstone French moralists – Secular writers who described "personal, social and political conduct"
Aphorism
17th-century French moralist and author of "Maximes"
(/ˈrɒʃfuːkoʊ/; French: [fʁɑ̃swa d(ə) la ʁɔʃfuko]; 15 September 1613 – 17 March 1680) was an accomplished French moralist of the era of French Classical literature
François de La Rochefoucauld (writer)
François_de_La_Rochefoucauld_(writer)
French essayist
Joseph Joubert (French: [ʒozɛf ʒubɛʁ]; 6 May 1754 in Montignac, Périgord – 4 May 1824 in Paris) was a French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely
Joseph_Joubert
Rule or guideline for action
infinite or finite in nature. Philosophy portal Aphorism Brocard Ethics French moralists Legal maxim Morality Paremiology Principle Blackburn, S. W., Oxford
Maxim_(philosophy)
2022 novel by Giuliano da Empoli
Garcin said that the book's "certain well-tempered formulas recall the French moralists and memorialists of the 17th century", in particular La Rochefoucauld
The_Wizard_of_the_Kremlin
German philosopher (1844–1900)
is "long-overdue". Nietzsche expressed admiration for 17th-century French moralists such as François de La Rochefoucauld, Jean de La Bruyère and Luc de
Friedrich_Nietzsche
Romanian philosopher, aphorist and essayist (1911–1995)
documents, letters and photographs). Antinatalism Diogenes of Sinope French moralists Misanthropy Philosophical pessimism Romanian philosophy "Obituary:
Emil_Cioran
love which is based upon instinct, intuition or romance. Anthony Levi (1964), French moralists: the theory of the passions, 1585 to 1649, p. 304 v t e
Rational_love
Film studies term
New French Extremity describes a range of French films made at the turn of the 21st century that were considered extreme or transgressive. Films of the
New_French_Extremity
Private library of Friedrich Nietzsche
published a decade later. Nietzsche admired Montaigne, as well as the French moralists of the 17th century such as La Rochefoucauld, La Bruyère and Vauvenargues
Library of Friedrich Nietzsche
Library_of_Friedrich_Nietzsche
English poet, author and critic (1849–1928)
Sir Thomas Browne (1905) French Profiles (1905) Portraits and Studies (1912) Collected Essays (1912) Three French Moralists (1918) Malherbe and the Classical
Edmund_Gosse
Law prohibiting blasphemy
definition of blasphemy was introduced into French law in the 13th century (after great debate among the French Moralists), based on the definition given by St
Blasphemy_law
German scientist and satirist (1742–1799)
keen observations on human nature, in the manner of the 17th-century French moralists. Those reflections helped him earn his posthumous fame as one of the
Georg_Christoph_Lichtenberg
Literary movement
Gracián is recognized as precursor of existentialism, he also influenced French moralists like La Rochefoucauld, and, in the 19th century, the philosophy of
Spanish_Baroque_literature
Italian writer (1912–2001)
Other main subjects of his analysis include the European theatre, the French moralists, and the Age of Enlightenment. A member of the Accademia dei Lincei
Giovanni_Macchia
Topics referred to by the same term
(died 1587), French painter, decorator, illustrator and engraver Madeleine Patin (1610–1682), French moralist Mathias Patin (born 1974), French volleyball
Patin
French literary scholar (1932- )
taught a wide range of courses in French studies, including postgraduate seminars on the French moralists, the French novel, and political theatre. In
Jean_Chaussivert
psychology has its roots in Goethe's morphology of plant life, the French moralists, and humanists like Nietzsche. Its conceptual framework builds on Freud's
Morphological_psychology
Thought and poetics of Alessandro Manzoni
d'Entrèves stresses the importance that Blaise Pascal and the great French moralists of the seventeenth century (Bossuet) had in Manzoni's religious training:
Alessandro Manzoni's thought and poetics
Alessandro_Manzoni's_thought_and_poetics
Bulgarian Jewish philosopher (1928–2010)
1993, 2001, 2002) Thomas Mann (1975, 2008) Aesthetics of Kant (1976) French moralists (1978) Essays (1981, 1987, 1993) German classical aesthetics (1982
Isaac_Passy
French philosopher and writer (1913–1960)
Albert Camus (/kæˈmuː/ kam-OO; French: [albɛʁ kamy] ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, novelist, author, dramatist, journalist
Albert_Camus
1969 novel by John Fowles
and as "The French Lieutenant's Whore". She lives in the coastal town of Lyme Regis as a disgraced woman, supposedly abandoned by a French ship's officer
The_French_Lieutenant's_Woman
French moralist and writer
called abbé Esprit despite never having been ordained a priest, was a French moralist and writer. Born at Béziers, the son of a doctor from Toulouse, he
Jacques_Esprit
English politician, philosopher and writer (1671–1713)
Shaftesbury became the founder of moral sense theory. It is accompanied by The Moralists, a Philosophical Rhapsody, from 1709. Shaftesbury himself regarded it
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony_Ashley-Cooper,_3rd_Earl_of_Shaftesbury
known under the name Constant Martha, (1820–1895) was a 19th-century French moralist and historian of ancient morality. A graduate of the École normale
Benjamin-Constant_Martha
Serbian literary critic (1868 –1939)
1896, as a postgraduate student of French literature. After the publication of his study of the "French moralists" in 1893 and a critical work on Vladika
Pavle_Popović
Genre or piece of a larger work
the much earlier writings of Montaigne, Pascal and the English and French moralist tradition, scholars note that the fragmentary form was established
Literary_fragment
French statesman (1732–1804)
Necker (French: [ʒak nɛkɛʁ]; 30 September 1732 – 9 April 1804) was a Genevan banker, financier and statesman who served as finance minister of France for
Jacques_Necker
French writer
Patin (c.1643 – 28 September 1722), born Madeleine Hommetz, was a French moralist author. The wife of medical doctor and numismatist Charles Patin, and
Madeleine_Patin
Name list
Esprit (1611–1677), French moralist and writer Esprit Barthet (1919–1999), Maltese artist Esprit Antoine Blanchard (1696–1770), French baroque composer Esprit
Esprit_(name)
French philosopher and mathematician (1596–1650)
baptized a Protestant and died of scarlet fever at the age of 5. Unlike many moralists of the time, Descartes did not deprecate the passions but instead defended
René_Descartes
French Roman Catholic theologian and moralist
Robert Ciboule (died 1458) was a French Roman Catholic theologian and moralist. Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Robert Ciboule" . Catholic Encyclopedia
Robert_Ciboule
Surname list
(1921–2005), French television presenter John Joubert (serial killer) (1963–1996), American serial killer Joseph Joubert (1754–1824), French moralist and essayist
Joubert
French writer, nobleman and moralist (1715–1747)
Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (French: [vovnaʁɡ]; 6 August 1715 – 28 May 1747) was a French writer and moralist. He died at age 31, in broken health
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
Luc_de_Clapiers,_marquis_de_Vauvenargues
Second wife of Albert Camus (1914–1979)
on 3 December 1940. She came from a middle-class French family in Oran, Algeria, which was a French colony at the time. She also taught mathematics, sometimes
Francine_Faure
18th-century European style of painting
that otherwise did not find unanimous support and was criticized by many moralists, concerned about the concomitant dissolution of the sense of reality and
Rococo_painting
polemic philosopher (born 1644) 11 May – Jean de La Bruyère, philosopher and moralist (born 1645) 9 June – Antoine Varillas, historian (born 1624) 29 June –
1696_in_France
French author and moralist
de La Luzerne et d'Étienville (28 October 1617 – 4 July 1679) was a French moralist. Garaby de La Luzerne was born in the family manor of La Besnardière
Antoine_Garaby_de_La_Luzerne
French philosopher and economist (1809–1865)
Proudhon (/ˈpruːdɒ̃/, also US: /pruːˈdoʊn/; French: [pjɛʁ ʒozɛf pʁudɔ̃]; 15 January 1809 – 19 January 1865) was a French anarchist, socialist, philosopher, and
Pierre-Joseph_Proudhon
French nobleman
December 1620 – 10 October 1690), was a French nobleman and peer of France. He was a translator and moralist who was the first translator of the work
Louis Charles d'Albert, 2nd Duke of Luynes
Louis_Charles_d'Albert,_2nd_Duke_of_Luynes
13th-century French manuscript by Brunetto Latini
French: Li livres dou Tresor), also referred to by its modern Italian and French titles Tesoro and Trésor, is an encyclopedia written in Old French by
Book_of_Treasures
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)
Rousseau: Moralist. 2 Vols. (1934) Indianapolis, Indiana: Bobbs Merrill de Jouvenel, Bertrand (1962). "Rousseau the Pessimistic Evolutionist". Yale French Studies
Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
French clergyman, poet, and moralist
de Cassaigne (French pronunciation: [ʒak kasaɲ]; 1 January 1636, Nîmes – 19 May 1679, Paris) was a French clergyman, poet, and moralist. A doctor of theology
Jacques_Cassagne
1847 novel by Emily Brontë
highly faithful to Brontë. in 1985, French director Jacques Rivette adapted the novel, moving the novel's setting to France in 1931. Yoshishige Yoshida's 1988
Wuthering_Heights
Outer garment commonly worn in the Middle Ages in Western Europe
usually no more than a foot wide. The style drew criticism from some moralists, who thought the garment drew an inappropriate amount of attention to
Surcoat
City and commune in Southern France
Darius Milhaud, named in honour of the French composer, a native of Aix. The dance company Ballet Preljocaj of the French dancer and choreographer Angelin Preljocaj
Aix-en-Provence
French historian (1893–1978)
Faÿ (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnaʁ fa.i]; 3 April 1893 – 31 December 1978) was a French historian who served as an official under Vichy France. He is
Bernard_Faÿ
American singer and songwriter (born 1958)
accompanying video promoted premarital sex and undermined family values; moralists sought to have the song and video banned. Madonna attracted significant
Madonna
Topics referred to by the same term
Bruyère is a French name (the word bruyère means heather in French or a place where heather grows, brugière derives from it). The family name Bruyère
Bruyère
1883 book by Paul Lafargue
opposing this mental aberration, the priests, the economists and the moralists have cast a sacred halo over work." According to Lafargue, it is sheer
The_Right_to_Be_Lazy
Prefecture and commune in Normandy, France
Saint-Lô (US: /sæ̃ ˈloʊ, seɪnt -, sənt -/, French: [sɛ̃ lo] ; Breton: Sant Lo) is a commune in northwest France, the capital of the Manche department in
Saint-Lô
American journalist (born 1970 or 1971)
2007). Nanny State: How Food Fascists, Teetotaling Do-Gooders, Priggish Moralists, and other Boneheaded Bureaucrats are Turning America into a Nation of
David_Harsanyi
Novel by Pierre Louÿs
according to the criterion of beauty," far from the "narrow virtues of modern moralists": he regrets his crimes only because he lowered himself to commit them
Aphrodite:_mœurs_antiques
French film director (1920–2010)
Henri Joseph Schérer, known as Éric Rohmer (French: [eʁik ʁomɛʁ]; 21 March 1920 – 11 January 2010), was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist
Éric_Rohmer
French". By 1841, the Jewish batei din "religious courts" were placed under French jurisdiction, linked to the Israelite Central Consistory of France
History of the Jews in Algeria
History_of_the_Jews_in_Algeria
French philosopher and Marxist theorist (1931–1994)
Guy-Ernest Debord (/dəˈbɔːr/ də-BOR; French: [gi dəbɔʁ]; 28 December 1931 – 30 November 1994) was a French Marxist theorist, philosopher, filmmaker, critic
Guy_Debord
French novelist and poet (1903–1923)
Raymond Radiguet (French: [ʁɛmɔ̃ ʁadiɡɛ]; 18 June 1903 – 12 December 1923) was a French novelist and poet. His two novels are notable for their psychological
Raymond_Radiguet
French actress (1922 – 1996)
was a Spanish-born French actress and one of the most distinguished stars of the French stage and cinema. She was credited in France as Maria Casarès.
María_Casares
1955 novel by Vladimir Nabokov
satire, novels with direct political messages, and those he considered "moralists", avoided providing any overt interpretations to his work. However, when
Lolita
German Lutheran reformer and theologian (1497–1560)
mother was Barbara Reuter (1476/77-1529). Bretten was burned in 1689 by French troops during the War of the Palatinate Succession. The town's Melanchthonhaus
Philipp_Melanchthon
French composer and pianist (1866–1925)
1866 – 1 July 1925), better known as Erik Satie, was a French composer and pianist. The son of a French father and a British mother, he studied at the Paris
Erik_Satie
State of humans wearing no clothing
sought a simpler life in opposition to industrialization. While Christian moralists in the early 20th century tended to condemn nudism, some Christians found
Nudity
English horticulturist, broadcaster, and writer (born 1955)
between the lightly earthy garden enthusiast and the grimmer unworldly hippy moralist. Well, we all have an inner cheerfully accepting Cavalier, and it does
Monty_Don
Russian novelist (1821–1881)
translations, parts of Poor Folk, in an 1846–1847 magazine, and a French translation followed. French, German and Italian translations usually came directly from
Fyodor_Dostoevsky
1960 book by Philippe Ariès
and conversation. Fourthly, that he puts undue emphasis on the work of moralists and educationalists while saying little of economic and political factors
Centuries_of_Childhood
King of Navarre from 1349 to 1387
horrific death became famous all over Europe, and was often cited by moralists, and sometimes illustrated in illuminated manuscript chronicles. There
Charles_II_of_Navarre
1637 treatise by Descartes
contrasts its strong foundations to "the disquisitions of the ancient moralists [which are] towering and magnificent palaces with no better foundation
Discourse_on_the_Method
dramatist (died 1643) October 22 – Jacques Esprit ("abbé Esprit"), French moralist (died 1677) October 26 – Antonio Coello, Spanish dramatist and poet
1611_in_literature
Attitudes and behaviors towards sex in ancient Rome
that makes a marriage but rather marital affection", but the warnings by moralists and philosophers against a preoccupation with sex within marriage recognize
Sexuality_in_ancient_Rome
Oil-on-canvas painted by Gustave Courbet
L'Origine du monde (French pronunciation: [lɔʁiʒin dy mɔ̃d], "The Origin of the World") is a picture painted in oil on canvas by the French painter Gustave
L'Origine_du_monde
4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher
universitaires de France. pp. 445–473. ISBN 978-2-13-045840-1. Diogenes the Cynic (2012). Sayings and Anecdotes: with Other Popular Moralists. Translated by
Diogenes
1996 French romantic comedy film by Éric Rohmer
A Summer's Tale (French: Conte D'Été) is a 1996 French romantic comedy film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. It is the third film in his Contes des
A_Summer's_Tale
War (died 1840) 14 March – Nicolas-Charles-Joseph Trublet, clergyman and moralist (born 1697) 19 April – Esprit Antoine Blanchard, musician (born 1696) 25
1770_in_France
Historic luxury hotel in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada
royal suite a day before their bed-in for peace began. In February 1964, "moralists picketed" when Liz Taylor and Richard Burton stayed in a suite together;
The_Omni_King_Edward_Hotel
Polish non-fiction
This chapter draws upon the writings of Arthur de Gobineau, a 19th-century French diplomat assigned to present-day Iran. In his Religions and Philosophies
The_Captive_Mind
Medieval French poem
Gerson, Christine de Pizan, Pierre d'Ailly, and many other writers and moralists of the 14th and 15th centuries. The historian Johan Huizinga has written:
Roman_de_la_Rose
François de La Rochefoucauld (writer), highly influential French moralist of the era of French Classical literature and author of Maximes and Memoirs ,
List_of_Old_Worthians
American sociologist & cultural critic (1922–2006)
books on Sigmund Freud and his legacy, including Freud: The Mind of the Moralist (1959) and The Triumph of the Therapeutic: Uses of Faith after Freud (1966)
Philip_Rieff
Spanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983)
time. Buñuel's obituary in The New York Times called him "an iconoclast, moralist, and revolutionary who was a leader of avant-garde surrealism in his youth
Luis_Buñuel
Strategy in politics and sociology
Kant refers to these tactics when describing the traits of “despotic moralists." In politics, the concept refers to a strategy that breaks up existing
Divide_and_conquer
1909 French novel written by André Gide
Strait Is the Gate (French: La Porte Étroite) is a 1909 French novel written by André Gide. It was translated into English by Dorothy Bussy. It probes
Strait_Is_the_Gate
Work by Thomas Paine, published 1794, 1795 and 1807
Reason was published in 1794, many British and French citizens had become disillusioned by the French Revolution. The Reign of Terror had begun, Louis
The_Age_of_Reason
Antiquated euphemism for male homosexuality
whole, both Greek and Roman, as received by intellectuals, artists, and moralists of the time. To those such as Byron who were steeped in classical literature
Greek_love
Branch of anarchism that emphasizes the individual and their will
Routledge. p. 79. ISBN 0415110475. Faguet, Émile (1970). Politicians & Moralists of the Nineteenth Century. Freeport: Books for Libraries Press. p. 147
Individualist_anarchism
Angevin royal dynasty that ruled England in the Middle Ages
old King died two days later, defeated and miserable. French and English contemporary moralists viewed this fate as retribution for the murder of Becket;
House_of_Plantagenet
Twelfth-century moralist and poet
Hauteville) was a moralist and satirical poet of the 12th century (flourished about 1184). Little is known of his life, but he was probably French. His sole attributable
John_of_Hauville
Quality of greatness
years prior to Dennis but did not publish his comments until 1709 in the Moralists. His comments on the experience also reflected pleasure and repulsion
Sublime_(philosophy)
15th-century French poet and criminal
Villon (/viːˈjɒn/; Modern French: [fʁɑ̃swa vijɔ̃]; Middle French: [frãːˈswɛ viˈlõː]; c. 1431 – after 1463) is the best known French poet of the Late Middle
François_Villon
Historical sovereign state in Northwestern Europe (1801–1922)
followed them), but have debated whether the working classes followed suit. Moralists in the late 19th century such as Henry Mayhew decried the slums for their
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland
King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786
for France and promoted an austere culture. He was educated by French tutors, and almost all the books in his library were written in French. French was
Frederick_the_Great
American singer and songwriter (born 1980)
fetishes, and attracted the attention of conservative organizations and moralists who sought to have the video banned on MTV. The video also sparked protests
Christina_Aguilera
Separation between human breasts
because the Renaissance celebrated the beauty of the unclothed human body. Moralists, who blamed any number of chest illness on bare cleavage, were shocked
Cleavage_(breasts)
Savoyard political philosopher (1753–1821)
social stratification in the period immediately following the French Revolution. French by language and culture, Maistre was nonetheless a subject of
Joseph_de_Maistre
Political ideology representing the conservative wing of the liberal movement
and medieval politics cannot be restored in the modern world. And, as moralists, they see that the modern experiment in liberty and self-government has
Conservative_liberalism
President of the United States from 1913 to 1921
casualties as the Germans forced back the British and French, but Germany was unable to capture the French capital of Paris. There were only 175,000 American
Woodrow_Wilson
Dissident Republican activists in 1884
currency. Dana made the term plural and derided them as amateurs and public moralists. During the 1884 campaign, they were often portrayed as "fence-sitters"
Mugwumps
American actor (1887–1933)
sacrificed to keep the movie industry out of the clutches of censors and moralists. Hays lifted the ban within a year, but Arbuckle only worked sparingly
Roscoe_Arbuckle
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Boy/Male
Shakespearean
All's Well That Ends Well.' The King of France. 'Tragedy of King Lear' King of France.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Dutch, French, German, Latin, Spanish, Swedish
Frank; French Man; A Man Form France
Girl/Female
English French Shakespearean
Modern variants of Frances meaning From France or free one.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : ethnic name for someone from France, Middle English frensche, or in some cases perhaps a nickname for someone who adopted French airs.English and Scottish : variant of Anglo-Norman French Frain.
Male
Italian
Pet form of Italian Francesco, FRANCO means "French."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish (of French origin)
English and Scottish (of French origin) : habitational name from La Tranche in Poitou, so named from the Old French topographical term trenche, a derivative of the verb trenchier ‘to cut’, which denoted both a ditch and a track cut through a forest. The term is also found in Middle English, and in some cases the surname could be of topographic origin or from minor place, such as The Trench in Kent, named with this word.The Trench family that hold the earldom of Clancarty trace their descent from Frederic de la Tranche, who settled in Northumbria from France c.1575. They became established in Ireland in the 17th century, when Frederick Trench went there and purchased an estate in Galway in 1631.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Danish, English, French, German
Free; From France
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Swedish, Swiss
French Man; A Man Form France
Girl/Female
Spanish
A dimunitive of Francisca, derived from the Latin Francis, meaning French, from France, or free one.
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Hungarian, Latin
Independent; Free Man; From France
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Latin Franciscus, FERENC means "French."
Male
French
French form of Latin Franciscus, FRANC means "French."
Female
Hungarian
Pet form of Hungarian Franciska, FRANCI means "French."
Female
Italian
Short form of Italian Francesca, FRANCA means "French."
Girl/Female
American, British, Chinese, English, Latin
Free; From France; Modern Variants of Frances
Male
English
Short form of English Francis, FRANCE means "French."
Male
French
French form of Latin Franciscus, FRANCK means "French."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant spelling of Wrench, a nickname from Middle English wrench ‘trick’, ‘artifice’.Probably an altered spelling of German Rensch or Rentsch.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English wrench ‘wile’, ‘trick’, ‘artifice’.
Boy/Male
Spanish
Fresh.
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Boy/Male
Hindu
A shell, Conch
Male
Hebrew
(×žÖ°× Ö·×—Öµ×) Hebrew name MENACHEM means "comforter." In the bible, this is the name of a king of Israel who was notorious for his cruelty.
Girl/Female
Indian
Storyteller
Girl/Female
Celtic
Divine one.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Jamaican
Noble One; Combination Name
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Cowdiy, SODI means "an acquaintance of God." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Gaddiel.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Friend
Boy/Male
Tamil
The number
Girl/Female
American, Hindu, Indian
Meeting; Get Together; Eager; Rival
Boy/Male
Spanish American Greek
Tame.
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n.
Collectively, the people of France.
v. t.
A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land.
v. t.
To fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun.
a.
An old measure of length in France, containing six French feet, or about 6.3946 French feet.
v. t.
To affect with frenzy; to drive to madness
pl.
of Frenum
v. t.
To whip on the breech.
n.
A French gold coin of twenty francs, or about $3.86.
v. t.
To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the purpose of draining it.
v. i.
To retch.
a.
Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants.
n.
The language spoken in France.
a.
A French coin. See Franc.
v. t.
Same as Flence.
n.
Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a branch of a river; a branch of a railway.
v. t.
To dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by digging parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling each from the next; as, to trench a garden for certain crops.
v. t.
Alt. of Trench-plough
v. t.
To make a breach or opening in; as, to breach the walls of a city.
a.
Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic; a branch store.
v. t.
To paint in fresco, as walls.