French to English Dictionary (Dictionnaire Français-Anglais)

Sonneteer

A writer of sonnets, often used to describe a poet who writes inferior or repetitive verse.

Sorosis

A multiple fruit formed from the coalescent ovaries of a cluster of flowers, such as the pineapple or breadfruit.

Sough

A soft, murmuring, or whistling sound, such as that of the wind in the trees or the waves.

Spenserian sonnet

A variation of the sonnet form consisting of fourteen lines with a specific interlocking rhyme scheme (ABAB BCBC CDCD EE).

Squassation

The act of shaking or being shaken violently.

Stet

A directive used in editing or proofreading to indicate that a correction should be disregarded.

Strabismus

A visual defect in which the eyes are improperly aligned and point in different directions.

Stratagem

A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.

Stratocorn

A layered, horn-like structural formation observed in specialized biological tissues or geological strata.

Straw-in-the-Wind

A sign or indication of a future event or trend, often considered unreliable or insubstantial.

Strokese

A reductionist approach or methodology in Chinese character typography and processing that prioritizes individual brush strokes over structural components or radicals.

Stygian

Relating to the River Styx; dark, gloomy, or hellish.