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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1884 Excerpt: ... Arabic words in French, 28, note. Arbre (tree), 57, 58, 68, 77. Aries, 17. Armorica, 5. Arriere (behind), 68, 191. Arriver (to arrive), 189. Article, the French, no, III. Asperge (asparagus), 58, 71. Assez (enough), 72. Atonic syllables, xiv, 78-80. Au, the French, 63, 78. Aube (dawn), 63. Auch, 73. Aucun (any), 125. Auge (trough), 63. Augurium (augury), 187. Aujourd'hui (to-day), 166. Aula (court), 12. Aunaie (alder plot), 198. Auparavant (before now), 169. Aurone (southern-wood), 86. Aussi (also), 170, 180. Autre (other), 63, 125. Autrui (another), 125. Autun, the School of, 6. Aux (to the), in. Auxiliary verbs, 133-139. Aval (down stream), 166. Avant-bras (fore-arm), 189. Avare (miser), 58. Avoine (oats), 62, 196. Avoir (to have), 70. Avorter (to miscarry), 189. Avoue (attorney), 48. B. B, French, 68; Latin, 86; omission of, 92. Bacon, Roger, on French dialects, 23. Badaud (lounger), 205. Baiser (to kiss), II. Balance (a pair of scales), 58, 195. Ban nu 111 (ban), 14 Barbouiller (to daub), 204. Basiare (to kiss), 11. Basoche (legal tribunal), xiv. Basque tongue, the, 1. Bataille (battle), 4, n. Battre (to beat), n. Batuere (to beat), 4, ir. Bavard (prattler), 205. Bazas, 69. Beau (fine), 63. Beaucoup (much), 171. Begueule (haughty pride), 188. Belgae, the, 1. Benin (benign), 198. Benir (to bless), 161. Bercheure's translation of Livy, 50. Besancon, 69. Betail (cattle), 205. Beton (concrete), 69. Bevue (blunder), 193. Bien (well), 64, 171. Bienvenu (welcome), 192. Biscuit (lit. twice cooked), 60, 193. Blame (blame), 44. Blamer (to blame), 46. Ble (corn), 90. Bceuf (ox), 69. Boire (to drink), 68, 162. Bologne (Bologna), 66. Bon (good), 68. Bonnement (simply), 165. Bonte (goodness), 46. Bordeaux, school of, 6. Bouche (mouth), n, 73. Boucher (buckler), 113. ...