French vs Lillian - What's the difference?
french | lillian |
A Romance language spoken primarily in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, Valle d'Aosta and many former French colonies.
* 1997 , Albert Valdman, French and Creole in Louisiana , page 29
* 2004 , Jack Flam, Matisse and Picasso: The Story of Their Rivalry and Friendship , page 18
(surname)
People of France, collectively.
* 2002 , Jeremy Thornton, The French and Indian War , page 14
(informal) Vulgar language.
Of or relating to France.
Of or relating to the people or culture of France.
Of or relating to the .
To kiss (another person) while inserting one’s tongue into the other person's mouth.
* 1988 , Wanda Coleman, A War of Eyes and other stories , page 151
To kiss in this manner.
* 1995 , Jack Womack, Random Acts of Senseless Violence , page 87
. (This is the standard American spelling.)
* 1836 Adeline Sergeant: Lillian Lee :
* 1907 Lewis Clinton Strang: Famous Prima Donnas . L.C.Page&Co, 1907. page 33:
As a verb french
is to prepare food by cutting it into strips.As a proper noun lillian is
(this is the standard american spelling).french
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Almost three quarters of the population 65 and older reported speaking French .
- Although he would spend the rest of his life in France, Picasso never mastered the language, and during those early years he was especially self-conscious about how bad his French was.
See also
* (fr) * Language listNoun
- The French and the English have often been at war.
- On the way, scouts reported that some French were heading toward them across the ice.
- Pardon my French .
Usage notes
When used to refer collectively to people of France, the word French is preceded by the definite article or some other determiner.Derived terms
* pardon my FrenchAdjective
(en adjective)- the French border with Italy
- French customs
- French verbs
Derived terms
* French bean, french bean * French berry * French braid * French bread * French-Canadian * French casement * French chalk * French corner * French cowslip * French curl * French curve * French-cut * French defence, French defense * French dip * French door * French dressing, french dressing * French Equatorial Africa * French fact * French fake * French fits * French fries, french fries * French grey * French grip * French Guiana * French Guinea * French harp * French honeysuckle * French horn * French India * French Indochina * French kiss * French knickers * French knot * French lavender * French letter * French lilac * French loaf * French lock * French Louisiana * French maid * Frenchman * French Morocco * French mulberry * French mullet * French mustard * French onion soup * French pancake * French paradox * French pie * French plait * French polish * French Polynesia * French pox * French purple * French Quarter * French red * French Republican Calendar, French Revolutionary Calendar * French rice * French Riviera * French roast * French roll * French roof * French rose * French rye * French sash * French seam * French Somaliland * French sorrel * French Southern and Antarctic Lands * French spacing * French spinach * French stick * French-style * French Sudan * French tickler * French toast, french toast * French Togoland * French trumpet * French tub * * French twist * French vanilla * French West Africa * French window, french window * French wire * Frenchwoman * take French leaveVerb
(es)- Tom frenched her full in the mouth.
- Even before I thought about what I was doing we Frenched and kissed with tongues.
Alternative forms
* frenchSynonyms
* French kissSee also
* Franco- * GallicStatistics
*External links
*lillian
English
Alternative forms
* (U.K.) LilianProper noun
(en proper noun)- Your mother's name was Lillian , Minnie Lee,
- Her other name I never heard, until
- I stood within the church and saw her wed
- So she is ever Lillian Lee to me.
- Lillian' Russell was christened Helen Louise Leonard. Tony Pastor gave her the name ' Lillian Russell, for the very practical reason, I believe, that it had so many "l's" in it, and consequently would look well on a bill-board.