étoffe, n.f., stuff; cloth, material; condition, quality, worth. pl., stuffs; (print.) wear and tear, plant. — drapée; woolen cloth. Il y a de l’— chez lui; he has got some stuff in him.
étoffé, -e, adj., stuffed, lined; upholstered (of furniture); comfortably off; stout, full-bodied; substantial. Discours bien —; well-arranged speech; speech full of capital things. Maison bien —e; well-furnished house. Homme bien —; man in good circumstances.
étoffer, v.a., to stuff, to line, to furnish with materials; to upholster.
étoile, n.f., star; (man.) blaze; center (of walks in parks); star-wheel, fate, destiny; asterisk; (print., fort.) star. À la lumière des —s; by starlight. — polaire; polar-star. — tombante, filante; shooting star. — de mer; starfish. Coucher à la belle —; to sleep in the open air. Né sous une mauvaise —; born under an unlucky star. Voir des —s en plein midi; to “see stars.”
étoilé, -e, adj., starry; full of stars, studded. La voûte —e; the spangled vault. Bouteille —e; starred bottle (cracked).
étoiler, v.a., to star, to stud with stars; to crack; to blaze; to mark with a star.
s’étoiler, v.r., to star, to crack; to become studded with stars.
étole, n.f., (c.rel.) stole.
étonnamment (é-to-na-mān), adv., astonishingly, wonderfully, amazingly.
étonnant, -e, adj., astonishing, surprising, wonderful, marvelous, amazing.