t Olympia,
called one of the seven marvels of the world).
jupon, _m._ petticoat.
jurement, _m._ oath.
jurer, _v._ to swear.
juron, _m._ oath.
jusque, _prep._ to, up to, as far as, until; jusqu'a, to, as
far as, up to, until, even; -- la, till there, till then;
jusqu'ici, till now; jusqu'a ce que, _conj._ until.
juste, _adj. and adv._ just, exact, exactly; au --, exactly.
justesse, _f._ accuracy, precision.
justice, _f._ justice, law, courts; homme de --, judge,
lawyer, man of law.
justicier, _m._ justiciary, judge.

K

kandjar, _m._ long Oriental dagger.
Karl, Charles (German).
Kasba, _f._ casbah (citadel and palace of a sovereign in the
Barbary States).
Kasper, Jasper (German).
kilometre, _m._ kilometer (5/8 mile).
kiosque, _m._ kiosque (pavilion).
Kislar-agassi, _m._ the chief of the Eunuchs in the Imperial Harem
(_kiz_ = girl or woman, in Turkish; _lar_ is the plural suffix; _aga_ =
chief; _si_ is the possessive pronoun of the third persan;
_kizlar-agasi_ = chief of the women).
kreutzer, _m._ kreutzer (German coin = 2/3 cent; pronounced in
French: _creutsair_).

L

l', used before on for euphony.
l', _see_ le, la (_art. or pr._).
la, _see_ le.
la, _adv_. there, here (frequent as affix or suffix, when so used
see word to which it is added); par --, that way, by there, over
that way.
lac, _m._ lake.
lache, _adj._ cowardly.
lacher, _v._ to loosen, let out, release, undo, let go.
lachete, _f._ cowardice, cowardly act.
laid, -e, _adj._ homely, ugly.
laine, _f._ wool; de --, woolen.
laique, _adj. and s._ secular, layman; a la --, outside the
Church, among the laity.
laisse, _f._ leash.
laisser, _v._ to let, leave, let alone; -- -la, leave alone,
drop (an acquaintance, etc.); il ne laissait pas que de, he did not
fail to.
lait, _m._ milk; enfant de --, nursling.
laiteux, -euse, _adj._ milky.
lambeau, _m._ rag, shred; mettre en lambeaux, to tear in shreds.
lambris, _m._ wainscoting, paneling.
lame, _f._ strip, blade, wave.
lamentable, _adj._ lamentable, sorrowful.
lampe, _f._ lamp.
lance, _f._ lance; -- a feu, squib, slow-match.
lancer, _v._ to dart, throw, hurl, let go, send forth, cast, cast
or throw out, start; -- une casquette, introduce (or set the style
for) a cap.
lande, _f._ waste-land, heath.
langage, _m._ language.
lange, _m._ piece of cloth (usually for wrapping a new-born child);
strip (of cloth), swaddling-clothes (infrequent in singular).
langue, _f._ tongue, language.
langueur, _f