Every word, A to Z.

A gracious gesture that is noble in form but often futile or meaningless in substance.

Ideal excellence, or an imaginary standard of perfection.

The fashionable part of society.

A large dog bred in Northern France for herding and guarding.

The name of several places in Northern France

A type of French cheese originally from Beaufort-sur-Doron.

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A light-bodied French red wine made from Gamay grapes.

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A city in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.

Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.

Alternative form of beaux-arts.

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A female given name.

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An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.

A diminutive of the female given name Rebecca, from Hebrew.

A surname from Spanish.

Alternative spelling of béchamel.

A surname.

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In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material i…

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pray, offer, proffer

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Alternative letter-case form of Bedouin

A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only…

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The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults.