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| apache |
a gangster of Paris. |
| bastille |
(cap.) the state prison in Paris that was attacked and taken by French revolutionists in 1789. [1/2 definitions] |
| bourse |
a stock exchange of a European city, esp. of Paris, France. |
| Eiffel Tower |
a 984-foot iron tower constructed in Paris for the International Exposition of 1889 and now a popular tourist attraction. |
| gypsum |
a mineral, hydrated calcium sulfate, that resembles chalk and is used to make plaster of Paris, plaster and wallboard, and fertilizers. |
| Left Bank |
a section of Paris on the south bank of the river Seine, associated with artists, writers, and the like. |
| Louvre |
a building in Paris constructed as a royal palace and now a national museum of art. |
| Notre Dame de Paris |
a renowned cathedral in Paris, France, generally known simply as "Notre Dame." Construction of the Gothic-style cathedral began in the twelfth century. |
| plaster cast |
a sturdy rigid covering consisting of gauze saturated in plaster of Paris which is wrapped, when still wet, around a fractured limb or other part to prevent movement during healing. [2 definitions] |
| Seine |
a river in northern France that flows through Paris and into the English Channel. |
| Sorbonne |
the University of Paris, esp. the college of arts and sciences. |
| Trojan War |
in Greek mythology and The Iliad, the ten-year siege of Troy by the Greeks, caused by the abduction of Helen, the wife of a Greek king, by Paris, a Trojan prince. |
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