The following words, found in the writings of Champlain, are to be noted as used by him in a sense different from the ordinary one, or as not found in the dictionaries. They occur in the voyages of 1603 and 1604-11. The numbers refer to the continuous pagination in the Quebec edition:
appoil, 159. A species of duck. (?)
catalougue, 266. A cloth used for wrapping up a dead body. Cf. Spanish catalogo.
déserter, 211, et passim. In the sense of to clear up a new country by removing the trees, &c.
esplan, 166. A small fish, like the équille of Normandy.
estaire, 250. A kind of mat. Cf. Spanish estera.
fleurir, 247. To break or foam, spoken of the waves of the sea.
legueux, 190. Watery.(?) Or for ligneux, fibrous.(?)
marmette, 159. A kind of sea-bird.
Matachias, 75, et passim. Indian word for strings of beads, used to ornament the person.