French

French is the language spoken in France. (noun)

An example of French is the language spoken in Paris.

French describes someone or something associated with the country of France. (adjective)

An example of French is food associated with France, such as escargots.

See French in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the Romance language spoken chiefly in France, French Canada, and certain parts of Belgium, Switzerland, and Africa
Brit. dry vermouth

adjective

of France or its people, language, or culture

transitive verb

French, Daniel Chester 1850-1931; U.S. sculptor

See French in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(frĕnch)

transitive verb frenched, french·ing, french·es

To cut (green beans, for example) into thin strips before cooking.
To trim fat or bone from (a chop, for example).
or French
a. Slang To give a French kiss to.
b. Vulgar Slang To perform oral sex on.

(frĕnch)

adjective

noun

The Romance language of France, parts of Switzerland and Belgium, and other countries formerly under French influence or control.
(used with a pl. verb) The people of France.
Slang Coarse or vulgar language: Pardon my French.

, Daniel Chester 1850-1931.

American sculptor whose many public statues include the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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