noun

1. An outlying part of a city or town, beyond the walls; a suburb, especially of Paris.

1. • 1973: By the time that I was quite clear of the city's unlovely faubourgs and purlieus I needed petrol: the Silver Ghost is a lovely car but its best friend would have to admit that its m.'s per g. are few. " Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me. (Penguin 2001, p. 81)

noun (faux pas, sg=faux pas)

1. A blunder (especially used in social contexts).

noun (plural femmes fatales)

1. A woman with an irresistible seductive charm, who leads those who love her into danger or despair.

noun

1. The background design in lace-making.

adjective