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- Coiffure, Fr., dressing of the hair.
- Collation, Fr., a light repast.
- Compotiers, Fr., dish for served stewed fruits or bonbons.
- Corsage bouquet, Fr., flowers fastened on bodice.
- Cortège, Fr., a formal procession.
- Coterie, Fr., a social set; a clique.
- Cotillon, Fr., a dance for four couples.
- Coup d'état, Fr., a sudden decisive blow in politics.
- Débutante, Fr., a young lady just introduced to society.
- Décolleté, Fr., fashionably low-cut for evening wear.
- De luxe, Fr., of luxury; made with unusual elegance.
- Dénouement, Fr., the issue.
- Dramatis personæ, L., characters in the play.
- De trop, Fr., too much, too many.
- Demoiselle, Fr., young lady.
- Éclat, Fr., renown, glory.
- Élite, Fr., better society.
- En buffet, Fr., served from the buffet; no tables.
- En déshabille, Fr., in undress; négligée.
- En masse, Fr., in a mass.
- En route, Fr., on the way.
- En suite, Fr., in company.
- En toilette, Fr., in full dress.
- Entrée, Fr., a side-dish, served as one course of a meal.
- Entre nous, Fr., between ourselves.
- Ensemble, Fr., all together.
- E pluribus unum, L., one out of many.
- Et cetera, L., and everything of the sort.
- Et tu, Brute, L., and thou also, Brutus.
- Eureka, Gr., I have found it.
- Fête, Fr., a festive social occasion.
- Fête champêtre, Fr., an open-air festival or entertainment.