(ant.) Indicates obsolete English words.
When two or more French nouns of the same gender follow, their gender is indicated after the last noun only.
The pronunciation of English words is indicated, in the English-French Division, in the same manner as that of French words in the French-English Division, and represented in all cases by means of the French spelling, with the exception of:
- 1st, th hard, which is expressed by (th);
- 2nd, th soft, ” ” (th);
- 3rd, g, when hard before e, i, or y, by (gh).
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS WORK.
- a., active, actif.
- ab., abbreviation, abréviation.
- Acad., Academy, Académie.
- adj., adjective, adjectif.
- adject., adjectively, adjectivement.
- adv., adverb, adverbe.
- agri., agriculture, agriculture.
- alch., alchemy, alchimie.
- alg., algebra, algèbre.
- anat., anatomy, anatomie.
- antiq., antiquity, antiquité.
- arch., architecture, architecture.
- arith., arithmetic, arithmétique.
- art., article, article.
- artil., artillery, artillerie.
- astrol., astrology, astrologie.
- astron., astronomy, astronomie.
- auxil., auxiliary, auxiliaire.
- bookbind., bookbinding, reliure.
- bot., botany, botanique.
- b.s., bad sense, mauvaise part.
- carp., carpentry, charpenterie.
- chem., chemistry, chimie.
- coin., coining, monnayage.
- com., commerce, commerce.
- conch., conchology, conchologie.
- conj., conjunction, conjonction.
- cook., cookery, cuisine.
- c.rel., catholic religion, religion catholique.
- dy., dyeing, teinture.
- ecc., ecclesiastical, ecclésiastique.
- engr., engraving, gravure.
- ent., entomology, entomologie.
- exc., exclamation, exclamation.
- f., feminine, féminin.
- fam., familiar, familier.
- fenc., fencing, escrime.
- fig., figuratively, au figuré.
- fin., finance, finances.
- fort., fortification, fortification.
- foss., fossils, fossiles.
- gard., gardening, jardinage.
- geog., geography, géographie.
- geol., geology, géologie.
- geom., geometry, géométrie.
- gold., goldsmith’s work, orfèvrerie.
- gram., grammar, grammaire.
- her., heraldry, blason.
- hist., history, histoire.
- horl., horology, horlogerie.
- hort., horticulture, horticulture.
- hunt., hunting, chasse.
- hydr., hydraulics, hydraulique.
- ich., ichthyology, ichtyologie.
- imp., impersonal, impersonne.
- indecl., indeclinable, invariable.
- int., interjection, interjection.
- iron., ironically, ironiquement.
- jest., jestingly, par plaisanterie.
- jur., jurisprudence, jurisprudence.
- l.ex., low expression, terme bas.
- lit., literature, littérature.
- log., logic, logique.
- l.u., little used, peu usité.
- m., masculine, masculin.
- mam., mammalogy, mammalogie.
- man., manege, manège.
- manu., manufacture, manufactures.
- mas., masonry, maçonnerie.
- math., mathematics, mathématiques.
- mec., mechanics, mécanique.
- med., medicine, médecine.
- metal., metallurgy, métallurgie.
- milit., military art, art militaire.
- min., mineralogy, minéralogie.
- mol., mollusk, mollusque.
- mus., music, musique.
- myth., mythology, mythologie.
- n., noun-substantive, nom substantif.
- nav., navy, marine.
- opt., optics, optique.
- orni., ornithology, ornithologie.
- paint., painting, peinture.
- part., participle, participe.
- pers., person, personne.
- persp., perspective, perspective.
- pharm., pharmacy, pharmacie.
- philos., philosophy, philosophie.
- phys., natural philosophy (physics), physique.
- pl., plural, pluriel.
- poet., poetry, poésie.
- pol., politics, politique.
- pop., popular, populaire.
- prep., preposition, préposition.
- print., printing, imprimerie.
- pron., pronoun, pronom.
- prov., proverbially, proverbialement.
- r., reflected, réfléchi.
- rel., religion, religion.
- rhet., rhetoric, rhétorique.
- sculpt., sculpture, sculpture.
- sing., singular, singulier.
- st.e., elevated style, style soutenu.
- subst., substantively, substantivement.
- surg., surgery, chirurgie.
- tech., technology, technologie.
- thea., theater, théâtre.
- theol., theology, théologie.
- triv., trivial, trivial.
- v., verb, verbe.
- v.a., verb active, verbe actif.
- vet., veterinary art, art vétérinaire.
- v.imp., verb impersonal, verbe impersonnel.
- v.n., verb neuter, verbe neutre.
- v.r., verb reflected, verbe réfléchi.
- V., vide, voir.
- zoöl., zoölogy, zoologie.