CHA P. XI.

French Words, wherein the final Confonant is not articulated.

A. v.

à, p.

abbaiffe, c.

French Words which are the fame in Sound, but different in their Orthography and Signification.*

abbefle, f. f.

abbefs..

beaux, a. pl.

fine.

ail, f. m.

aille, (qu'il)

go (let him.)

bouillis, a. pl.

pap. boiled.

aie (je)

have (I may.)

CAP, f. m.

CAPE.

ais, f. m.

board, fhelf.

cape, f.f.

a riding-hood.

aile, f. f.

wving.

car, p.

for.

elle, pr.

The.

quart, f. m.

quarter.

après, p.

after.

carte, f. f.

a card.

aprêt, J. m.

preparation.

quarte, J. f.

ance, f. f.

anchor.

cenfé, a.

encre, f. f.

ink. fenfé, a.

a quart. accounted.

· fenfible.

arrhes, f. f.

thefe or those.

fes, pr.

his or her.

autel, f. m.

altar.

chaine, f. f.

hôtel, S. m.

large-house. chêne, J. m.

a chain. an oak.

avant, p.

before. chair, f. f.

avent, J. m.

advent.

cher, a.

flesh. dear.

BAL, f. m.

bale, J. f.

bullet choque, (il)

offends (he.)

The grammatical diftinction of each word is denoted, in this Chapter, by the Italic letter which is annexed to it; viz. ar. ftands for Article ; /. for Subftantive; a, for Adjective; m. for Mafculine; f. for Feminine: c. for common to both Genders: and pl. for Plural: pr. for Pronoun: v. for Verb; and p. for Particle: fee p. 100.

Cigne,

French Words, which are the fame in Sound and Orthography, but different in their Signification.

The Dictionary of the French Academy has la tempe, on account, I fuppofe, of its being derived from the latin word tempus; that of Trevoux has la temple or tempe; but thofe of Danet and Furetiére, la temple only.

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