A braided hairstyle starting with three small sections of hair near the crown of the head, which are then braided together toward the nape of the neck, gradually adding more hair to each section as it crosses in from the side into the center of the braid structure. The final result incorporates all of the hair into a smoothly woven pattern over the scalp.

To braid into a French braid.

A modified form of mansard roof having a nearly flat deck for the upper slope.

(informal) Synonym of baguette: a long thin loaf of bread with a thick crust and often having large bubbles of air inside, popular in and associated with France.

(archaic) syphilis

baguette, a long thin loaf of bread.

(historical) A former colony of France in Africa, now called Mali.

A former colony of France in Africa, now called Djibouti.

Of, from, or pertaining to French Guiana or the French Guianese people.

A style of shirt cuff that is folded back on itself and then fastened with a cuff link. Usually considered more formal than a buttoned cuff.