*poisson*, m., fish.

*poitrine*, f., chest, breast, lungs.

*polonais*, Polish.

*pompon*, m., pompon, a ball of colored wool worn on the front of a shako.

*pont*, m., deck (of a ship).

*ponte*, m., punter, a faro player (not the dealer).

*porte*, f., gate, door.

*portée*, f., shot. à deux ——s de canon, within, at a distance of, two cannon-shots.

*portefeuille*, m., portfolio, pocket-book.

*porter*, to carry, bear, wear, put. se ——, to be, to do (of health).