CANAILLE

Etymology

Noun

canaille (countable and uncountable, plural canailles)

(countable, mostly, in the plural) The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.

(uncountable, Canada) Shorts or inferior flour.

Anagrams

• Alliance, alliance, ancillae

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*naille", n. Etym: [F. canaille (cf. It. canaglia), prop. and orig. a pack of dogs, fr. L. Canis dog.]

1. The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.

2. Shorts or inferior flour. [Canadian]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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