dago (slang) a person, often dark-skinned, of Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian descent: a term of hostility and contempt.
demi demi-blonde beer.
Dent du Jaman mountain in the Alps.
Dent du Midi mountain in the Alps.
Dio te salve, Maria (Italian) God hail you, Mary.
"Does she — ?" The dash here takes the place of a vulgar term for a sexual act. Throughout the novel, Hemingway will substitute dashes for obscene expressions. (Ironically, A Farewell to Arms was nevertheless banned in Boston because of its supposed obscenity.)
dogfish any of various small sharks. Lieutenant Henry means to be insulting.
dolce (Italian) dessert.
dressing station a temporary hospital.
dressing-gown a loose robe for wear when one is not fully clothed, as before dressing or when lounging.
dugout a shelter, as in warfare, dug in the ground or in a hillside.
eggnog a thick drink made of beaten eggs, milk, sugar, and nutmeg, often containing whiskey, rum, wine, etc.
elastic barrier modern starting-gate.
Engadine the valley of the upper Inn River, east Switzerland: site of many resorts.
Evviva l'esercito (Italian) Long live the army.
fez a brimless felt hat shaped like a truncated cone, usually red, with a flat crown from which a long, black tassel hangs: the Turkish national headdress of men in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
fiasco (Italian) flask.
Fiat radiator the nose of a car or truck made by the Italian automobile manufacturer.
five against one (slang) masturbating.
four hundred twenty a 420-millimeter mortar.
franc the basic monetary unit of Belgim, France, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.
Franz Joseph (d. 1916) emperor of Austria (1848–1916) and king of Hungary (1867–1916).
. . . Frederico Enrico or Enrico Federico? Bassi wants to know if the Lieutenant's name is Frederic Henry or Henry Frederic. (It is the former.)
Free Mason a member of an international secret society having as its principles brotherliness, charity, and mutual aid.
fresa, barbera wines sampled by Henry and Catherine.
frescoes a painting made with watercolors on wet plaster.
Frisco (slang) San Francisco.
