Parma violet a variety cultivated for its fragrance; after Parma, a city in northern Italy.
chaud-froid French, meaning "hot-cold"; a molded, jellied cold meat or fish dish with a jellied sauce.
décolletée French, meaning "in a low-cut dress."
édition de luxe French, meaning "luxury edition."
trop de zêle French, meaning "too much zeal."
trop d'audace French, meaning "too much audacity."
fin de siècle French, meaning "end of the century"; a phrase especially applied to the 1890s.
fin du globe French, meaning "end of the world."
peerage a book listing noblemen and their families; peers as a class; rank or title of nobility.
pastille French, meaning "drop"; a tablet containing aromatic substances.
sovereign a gold coin formerly used in Great Britain, worth one pound.
