[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

french \french\ fre^nch, prop. a. as. frencisc, ll.
   franciscus, from l. francus a frank: cf. of. franceis,
   franchois, fran,cois, f. fran,cais. see frank, a., and
   cf. frankish.
   of or pertaining to france or its inhabitants.
   1913 webster

   french bean bot., the common kidney bean phaseolus
      vulgaris.

   french berry bot., the berry of a species of buckthorn
      rhamnus catharticus, which affords a saffron, green or
      purple pigment.

   french casement arch. see french window, under
      window.

   french chalk min., a variety of granular talc; -- used
      for drawing lines on cloth, etc. see under chalk.

   french cowslip bot. the primula auricula. see
      bear's-ear.

   french fake naut., a mode of coiling a rope by running it
      backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run
      freely.

   french honeysuckle bot. a plant of the genus hedysarum
      h. coronarium; -- called also garland honeysuckle.
      

   french horn, a metallic wind instrument, consisting of a
      long tube twisted into circular folds and gradually
      expanding from the mouthpiece to the end at which the
      sound issues; -- called in france cor de chasse.

   french leave, an informal, hasty, or secret departure;
      esp., the leaving a place without paying one's debts.

   french pie french here used in sense of "foreign" + pie
      a magpie in allusion to its black and white color
      zool., the european great spotted woodpecker dryobstes
      major; -- called also wood pie.

   french polish.
   a a preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of
       gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or
       shellac with other gums added.
   b the glossy surface produced by the application of the
       above.

   french purple, a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used
      for coloring woolen and silken fabrics, without the aid of
      mordants. --ure.

   french red rouge.

   french rice, amelcorn.

   french roof arch., a modified form of mansard roof having
      a nearly flat deck for the upper slope.

   french tub, a dyer's mixture of protochloride of tin and
      logwood; -- called also plum tub. --ure.

   french window. see under window.
      1913 webster
see also:
frank frankish french bean phaseolus vulgaris french berry rhamnus catharticus 
french casement french window window french chalk chalk 
french cowslip primula auricula bear's-ear french fake french honeysuckle 
hedysarum h. coronarium garland honeysuckle french horn cor de chasse 
french leave french pie dryobstes major wood pie french polish 
french purple french red french rice french roof french tub 
plum tub 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

roof \roof\, n. oe. rof, as. hr?f top, roof; akin to d. roef
   cabin, icel. hr?f a shed under which ships are built or kept;
   cf. os. hr?st roof, goth. hr?t. cf. roost.
   1. arch. the cover of any building, including the roofing
      see roofing and all the materials and construction
      necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or
      other uprights. in the case of a building with vaulted
      ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the
      vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. it
      is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling
      only, in cases where it has farther covering.
      1913 webster

   2. that which resembles, or corresponds to, the covering or
      the ceiling of a house; as, the roof of a cavern; the roof
      of the mouth.
      1913 webster

            the flowery roof
            showered roses, which the morn repaired. --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. mining. the surface or bed of rock immediately overlying
      a bed of coal or a flat vein.
      1913 webster

   bell roof, french roof, etc. arch. see under bell,
      french, etc.

   flat roof. arch.
      a a roof actually horizontal and level, as in some
          oriental buildings.
      b a roof nearly horizontal, constructed of such material
          as allows the water to run off freely from a very
          slight inclination.

   roof plate. arch. see plate, n., 10.
      1913 webster
see also:
roost roofing bell roof french roof bell french 
flat roof roof plate plate 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

french roof
     n : a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular

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