Z
z (zèd), n.m., the twenty-fifth letter of the alphabet, z.
zabre, n.m., corn-ground beetle.
zagaie, n.f., assegai (African javelin).
zaïm, n.m., zaïm (Turkish soldier).
zain, adj., whole-colored (of horses, etc.).
zamie, n.f., (bot.) zamia.
zani, n.m., zany.
zèbre, n.m., zebra.
zébré, -e, adj., striped like the zebra.
zébrure, n.f., stripes (like the zebra’s).
zébu, n.m., (mam.) zebu.
zédoaire, n.f., (bot.) zedoary.
zée, n.m., (ich.) zeus.
zélat-eur, n.m., -rice, n.f., zealot, zealous person.
zèle, n.m., zeal, warmth, ardor. Avoir du — pour, à; to be zealous in. Avoir peu de —; not to be zealous, to be lukewarm. Avec —; zealously. S’enflammer de — pour; to be fired with zeal (for).
zélé, -e, adj., zealous.
zélote, n.f., zealot.
zélotisme, n.m., zealotry.
zend (zīnd), n.m., (n.p.) Zend; religious doctrine of Zoroaster.
zend, -e (zīnd), adj., relating to Zend.
zend-avesta (zīnd-), n.m., (n.p.) Zendavesta (sacred book of the Guebers or Parsees).
zénith (-nit), n.m., (astron.) zenith.
zénonique, adj., Zenonic.
zénonisme, n.m., Zenonism.
zéolithe, n.m., zeolite.
zéphire or zéphyr, n.m., zephyr, gentle breeze.
zéro, n.m., nought; cipher; zero (of the thermometer). À —; at zero. Au-dessous de —; below zero. C’est un — or un — en chiffre; he is a mere cipher.
zest (zèst), n.m., only used in the proverbial and familiar expression Entre le zist et le —; pretty well, so-so; middling; undecided, wavering (of persons).
zest (zèst), int., pshaw! nonsense presto!
zeste (zèst), n.m., zest (of a lemon, orange, walnut); straw, fig, nothing. Cela ne vaut pas un —; it is not worth a straw.
zététique, n.f. and adj., zetetics; zetetic.
zeugme, n.m., (rhet.) zeugma.
zézaiement, n.m., lisping, lisp (bad prononciation which consists in giving to g or j the soft sound of z).
zézayer, v.n., to lisp.
zibeline, n.f., sable. Martre —; sable fur.
zigzag (zig-zag), n.m., zigzag; crankle; (of lightning) fork. faire des —s; to reel about, to stagger. Aller en —; to zigzag. Eclair en —; forked lightning.
zigzaguer, v.n., to zigzag; to reel about.
zinc, n.m., zinc.
zincage or zingage, n.m., zinking, covering with zinc.
zincographe, n.m., zincographer.
zincographie, n.f., zincography.
zincographique, adj., zincographic, zincographical.
zingari, n.m., (—s) Gypsy.
zinguer (-ghé), v.a., to cover with zinc; to lay with zinc.
zinguerie, n.f., zinc-works.
zingueur (-gheur), n.m., zinc-worker.
zinzolin, n.m., red violet.
zircon, n.m., (min.) zircon.
zirconium, n.m., (chem.) zirconium.
zist (zist), n.m. V. zest.
zizanie, n.f., (bot.) ☉tare, darnel-grass; Canada rice; (fig.) division, dissension, discord, variance. Semer la —; to sow dissension, discord.
zizi, n.m., (orni.) cirl-bunting.
zodiacal, -e, adj., zodiacal.
zodiaque, n.m., zodiac.
zoïle, n.m., (—s) Zoilus; (fig.) a snarling critic.
zona or zoster (-tè-r), n.m., (med.) shingles.
zone, n.f., zone, belt. — glaciale; frigid zone. — tempérée; temperate zone. — torride; torrid zone.
zoné, -e, adj., zoned.
zoographe, n.m., zoögrapher.
zoographie, n.f., zoögraphy.
zoolâtre, n.m., zoölater.
zoolâtrie, n.f., zoölatry.
zoolithe, n.m., zoölite.
zoologie, n.f., zoölogy.
zoologique, adj., zoölogic, zoölogical.
zoologiste, n.m., zoölogist.
zoologue, n.m. V. zoologiste.
zoonomie, n.f., zoönomy.
zoophage, n.m. and adj., zoöphagan (carnivorous quadruped); zoöphagous.
zoophore, n.m., (arch.) zoöphorous.
zoophyte, n.m., zoöphyte.
zootigue, adj., zoötic.
zootomie, n.f., zoötomy.
zootomiste, n.m., zoötomist.
zopolite, n.m., vulture (Mexican).
zopissa, n.m., (nav.) zopessa (pitch scraped off ships).
zostère, n.f., sea-weed, wrack-grass.
zouave, n.m., zouave (soldier).
zoulou, n.m., zulu.
zut, int., be blowed! hang it! not if I know it! no use! no go!
zygène, n.m., (ich.) hammer-fish.
zygoma, n.m., zygoma.
zygomatique, adj., zygomatic. Arcade —; zygomatic arch.
zymosimètre, n.m., zymosimeter (instrument).
zymotique, adj., zymotic.