V OC AB’JLARY. 199 blonde, flaxen. blouse, frock, over-all. bœuf, ox, beef. boire, to drink. bois, wood, woods ; une lance en bois, a wooden spear. boîte, box. bon, good. bonheur, happiness. bonne, good, kind ; bonnemaman, granny. bonne, maid ; bonne d’enfant, nursery-maid. bonté, goodness, kindness. bord, border, edge, shore ; le bord du chemin, the road-side. botte, boot. bouche, mouth. bouché, stopped up. boue, dirt. bouger, to stir, to move. bouillon, broth. boulanger, baker. boule, bail, bowl. bourse, purse. bout, end ; ven à bout, to succeed. bouteille, bottle. branche, branch. bras, arm, arms. brave, excellent. brebis, sheep. briquet, steel, tinder-box. brisait, broke. bruit, noise. brûlé, burnt. brûler, to burn ; elle fit brûler, she set fire to. brûlèrent, burnt. brun, brown. bu, drunk. C. c’ before a vowel for ce. cabane, hut, cabin. cabaret, public-house, tavern. cabinet, cabinet. cachait, hid. caché, hid. cacher, to hide. cadavre, corpse. cadeau, présent. cadet, younger brother. canne, cane ; canne à sucre, sugar-cane. cannibale, cannibal. canon, cannon, gun. car, for, because. caractère, letter, type ; fondeurs en caractères, typefounders. carafe, decanter. carotte, carrot. casser, to break. cataracte, waterfall.
