French Definition

frĕnch

frenches

verb

To cut (string beans) into long, thin slices before cooking.

Webster's New World

To trim the meat from the end of the bone of (a lamb or veal chop)

Webster's New World

To give a French kiss to.

American Heritage

To perform oral sex on.

American Heritage

To kiss (another person) while inserting one’s tongue into the other person's mouth.

Wiktionary

adjective

Of France or its people, language, or culture.

Webster's New World

Of or relating to France.

The French border with Italy.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

noun

The Romance language spoken chiefly in France, French Canada, and certain parts of Belgium, Switzerland, and Africa.

Webster's New World

Dry vermouth.

Webster's New World

The people of France.

American Heritage

Coarse or vulgar language.

Pardon my French.

American Heritage

Synonyms:

pronoun

A Romance language spoken primarily in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, Valle d'Aosta and many former French colonies.

Wiktionary

idiom

the French

Webster's New World

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to French

From Middle English Frenche, Frensch, Frensc, Frenkisch, Franche, from Old English frencisc (“French”, literally “Frankish”), equivalent to Frank +‎ -ish. Cognate with Danish fransk (“French”), Swedish fransk, fransysk (“French”), Icelandic franska (“French”). Compare Frankish.

From Wiktionary
Middle English French, Frens(c)h from Old English frencisc (“of the Franks, Frankish, French”), from Franca (“a Frank”). Compare Old High German Franko (“a Frank”), akin to Old English franca (“javelin, spear”), from the use of such weapons by the Franks.

From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English frencisc Frankish from Franca Frank Frank

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From French

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition