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Dies non, di eez non. A day on which courts are not held, as the Sabbath; the Purification, in Hilary Term; the Ascension, in Easter Term; the Festival of St. John the Baptist, in Trinity Term; and those of All Souls and All Saints, in Michaelmas Term.
Dilettante. One who takes up a matter for mere amusement. An amateur. An admirer of the fine arts. Plural, dilettanti.
Disjectra membra. Disjointed parts.
Divertissement, de vair tiss mong. Diversion. Entertainment. Doctrinaire, doc trin air. A theorist. Depending upon theory or speculation, Dolce far niente, (It.) dol chay far ne an ta. The pleasure of doing nothing but what one likes.
Drámatis persóna. Actors representing the characters in a play. Drôle, droll. Funny. A comic actor.
Eclaircissement, a klair siss mong. The clearing up of a matter. An explanation. Eclat, ay klah. Splendor. Show. Applause.
Ecole militaire, ay kol me le tair. A school of military instruction, Elegantes, ay lay ghant. Ladies of fashion.
Elite, ay leet. The best part. The most select.
ELYSEE, ay le zay. Formerly a royal palace. Its interior is adorned with pictures illustrating the history of Napoleon I., who signed his abdication and slept his last night in Paris here.
Embonpoint, ong bong poo ang. Plumpness. Fleshiness. Emeute, ay muht. Disturbance. Riot.
Employé, ong ploo yay. One who is employed.
Empressé, ong pray say.
Warm, friendly, and attentive in manner. ) Empressment, ong press mang. Eagerness. Readiness.
En beau, ong bo. In a favorable light.
En bloc, ong bloc. In a mass. Resolutions at a meeting are sometimes carried en bloc instead of being discussed one by one.
Enceinte, ong saingt. Pregnant.
Encore, ong kor. This is a French word, but unknown to the French in its English meaning. A Frenchman says bis (twice) if he wishes a thing repeated; but, however, encore une tasse, for another cup. En déshabillé, ong day zah be yay. Negligently dressed. En échelon, ong aish long. In military tactics the position of an army in the form of steps, or with one division more advanced than another. Echelon literally, is a step of a ladder.
En famille, ong fah me yuh. Unceremoniously.
Enfant terrible, ong fang tair ribl. A child, or in irony, any person who causes terribly annoying feeling in others. Enfilade, ong fah led. When a battery is placed so that it can fire along a pass it is said to enfilade that pass.
En flute, ong floot. A large vessel carrying ballast and only the upper tier of guns, is said to be en flute.
En grande tenue, ong grand tuh noo. In full dress.
En masse, ong mass. In the mass or whole body.
Ennui, ong nwee. Dulness of spirit. Langor. Weariness. En passant, ong pah sang. By the way. By-the-bye.
En rapport, ong rah por. In communication. In agreement. In a favorable light. En règle, ong regl. In order. As it should be.
En revanche, ong ruh vangsh. To make up for it. In return. To make amends. Ensemble, ong songbl. The whole. All the parts taken together. In the fine arts the term denotes the masses and details considered with relation to each other. In music, a composition of several voices in which the chief voices are independent of each other. Corresponding in color, shape, or form.
En suite, ong sweet. In company.