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Rh * Filets mignon, Fr., small pieces of beef tenderloin, served with sauce.
 * Finesse, Fr., social art in its highest conception.
 * Fondant, Fr., soft icing or glacé.
 * Finis, Fr., the end.
 * Garçon, Fr., boy.
 * Grace à Dieu, Fr., grace of God.
 * Hors d'œuvre, Fr., out of course; special course.
 * In memorium, L., to the memory of.
 * Le beau monde, Fr., the fashionable world.
 * Lettre de cachet, Fr., a sealed letter.
 * Ma chère, Fr., my dear (fem.).
 * Mal de mer, Fr., sea-sickness.
 * Mardi gras, Fr., Shrove Tuesday.
 * Mayonnaise, Fr., a salad sauce of egg, oil, vinegar and spices beaten together.
 * Menu, Fr., bill of table fare.
 * Mon ami, Fr., my friend (mon amie, fem.).
 * Musicale, Fr., private concert.
 * Négligée, Fr., morning dress; easy, loose dress.
 * Noblesse oblige, Fr., rank imposes obligations; much is expected from one in good position.
 * Nom de plume, Fr., an assumed name of a writer.
 * Notre Dame, Fr., Our Lady.
 * O Tempora! O Mores! L., Oh the times! Oh the manners!
 * Passé, Fr., out of date.
 * Penchant, Fr., a strong or particular liking.
 * Pièce de résistance, Fr., something substantial by way of entertainment; most substantial course of a dinner; literally, a piece of resistance (a main event or incident).
 * Pour prendre congé, Fr., to depart, take leave. (P.p.c. on calling cards meaning the departure of a caller for a long voyage, hence a parting call.)