amateur, n.m., lover, admirer; amateur, virtuoso. — des beaux-arts; lover of the fine arts. — de la nouveauté; fond of novelty.

amati, n.m., an Amati violin.

amatir, v.a., (gold) to deaden; (coin.) to blanch the planchets.

amaurose, n.f., (med.) amaurosis.

amazone, n.f., amazon, lady on horseback. Habit d’—; riding-habit.

ambages, n.f.pl., ambages, idle circumlocution.

ambassade, n.f., embassy, embassade; ambassador’s house.

ambassadeur, n.m., ambassador; messenger, envoy.

ambassadrice, n.f., ambassadress.

ambe, n.m., series of two numbers.