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  • 111French-cut — /french kut /, adj. (esp. of string beans) sliced lengthwise into long, thin strips. Also, French style. * * * …

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  • 112French curve — French′ (or french′) curve′ n. sur a flat drafting instrument, the edges of which are cut into several scroll like curves enabling lines of varying curvature to be drawn • Etymology: 1880–85 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 113French school holidays — are the periods when schools, and all the pupils at them, have a holiday. They are scheduled at a particular time each year, by the Ministry of Education. This can lead to over crowding in tourist resorts such as the Mediterranean coast and the… …

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  • 114French twist — n. a woman s hairstyle in which the hair is pulled back and twisted into a vertical coil running down the back of the head * * * …

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  • 115French heel — French heeled, adj. a high, curved heel, characterized by a heel breast curving into a shank, used on women s shoes. Cf. Spanish heel. [1655 65] * * * …

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  • 116French horn — also horn especially BrE n a musical instrument made of ↑brass, that is curved round into a circle with a wide opening at one end …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 117French plait — n a hairstyle in which the hair is put into a ↑plait that starts from the top of the head at the back …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 118French toast — n [U] pieces of bread put into a mixture of egg and milk and then cooked in hot oil …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 119French twist — n. a woman s hairstyle in which the hair is pulled back and twisted into a vertical coil running down the back of the head …

    English World dictionary

  • 120French fried potatoes — French fried potatoes, potatoes cut into thin strips and fried in deep fat until crisp on the outside …

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