Ebook A Glossary of Mississippi Valley French, 1673-1850

Indian, I have next placed the abbreviation Ind. Then follows the customary abbreviation to Show the part of speech. The definition is given, whenever possible, in a Single word. For all words of unusual meaning I have cited the authority of region al dictionaries or have added illustrative passages from travel books and documents to show the particular sense in which the word was used. For terms descriptive of customs I have named sources where the reader will find much fuller accounts than I have had space for. For those standard but often misused words included I give the definition without citation of authority, for they are to be found in Littré. Except for words of these last two classes, current or standard uses of entries have not been mentioned.