| BRICOLEURS | • bricoleurs n. Plural of bricoleur. • BRICOLEUR n. one who engages in bricolage, potters about. |
| CAMOUFLEUR | • camoufleur n. One who camouflages. • CAMOUFLEUR n. (French) a person or animal skilled in the art of camouflage. |
| DERAILLEUR | • derailleur n. The mechanism on a bicycle used to move the chain from one sprocket (gear) to another. • derailleur n. The entire gearset on a bicycle with such a mechanism. • dérailleur n. Alternative spelling of derailleur. |
| EFFLEURAGE | • effleurage n. (Massage) A form of massage involving smooth strokes of the skin with one’s hands. • effleurage v. (Massage) To gently stroke the skin in a circular motion with the palm of one’s hands. • EFFLEURAGE n. (French) a stroking movement in massage. |
| ENDOPLEURA | • endopleura n. (Botany) The inner coating of a seed; the tegmen. • ENDOPLEURA n. the inner coating of a seed. |
| ENFLEURAGE | • enfleurage n. The process of extracting fragrance (essential oils) from flowers by using unscented wax or fat, then… • ENFLEURAGE n. the exposure of oils to scent of fresh flowers in perfume-making. |
| FLEURETTES | • fleurettes n. (Card games) A card game from the seventeenth century. • FLEURETTE n. (French) an ornament in the shape of a small flower, also FLEURET. |
| MILLEFLEUR | • millefleur n. A background of many small flowers and plants, popular in tapestry of the Middle Ages in Europe. • MILLEFLEUR n. (French) having an all over pattern of small flowers and animals, also MILLEFLEURS. |
| PERSIFLEUR | • persifleur n. One who participates in light, playful talk or banter or persiflage. • PERSIFLEUR n. (French) one who indulges in persiflage. |
| PETROLEURS | • petroleurs n. Plural of petroleur. • PETROLEUR n. (French) a rioter who uses petroleum, as in the Paris uprising of 1871. |
| PLEURISIES | • pleurisies n. Plural of pleurisy. • PLEURISY n. inflammation of the pleura. |
| PLEURITICS | • pleuritics n. Plural of pleuritic. • PLEURITIC n. someone with pleurisy. |
| PLEURODONT | • pleurodont adj. (Zoology) Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones. • pleurodont n. (Zoology) Any reptile with teeth of this kind. • PLEURODONT adj. with teeth attached to the inside of the jawbone, rather than rooted in it. |
| PLEURONIAS | • PLEURONIA n. the combined disorder of pleurisy and pneumonia. |
| PLEUROTOMY | • pleurotomy n. (Medicine) the surgical incision of the pleura. • PLEUROTOMY n. incision into the pleura. |
| TIRAILLEUR | • tirailleur n. An infantry soldier. • TIRAILLEUR n. (French) a skirmisher; a sharpshooter. |