_Fleur-de-lis._—The flower of the lily (pl. _fleurs-de-lis_.) _Forte._—In music, a direction to sing or play with force or spirit. _Fortes fortuna juvat._—Fortune assists the brave. _Fortissimo._—Very loud. _Fortiter in re._—Resolute in deed. _Fracas._—Bustle; a slight quarrel; more ado about the thing than it is worth. _Fruges consumere nati._—Born merely to consume the fruits of the earth. _Fugam fecit._—He has taken to flight. _Fuit Ilium._—Troy _has_ been. _Functus officio._—Out of office. _Furore._—Excitement. _Gaieté de cœur._—Gayety of heart. _Gallicè._—In French. _Gardez bien._—Take good care. _Gardez la foi._—Keep the faith. _Gaucherie._—Awkwardness. _Gaudeamus igitur._—So let us be joyful. _Gendarme._—A military policeman. _Gendarmerie._—The body of the _gendarmes_. _Genius loci._—The genius of the place. _Genus irritabile vatum._—Irritable tribe of poets. _Gloria in excelsis._—Glory to God in the highest. _Gratis._—Free of cost. _Gratis dictum._—Mere assertion. _Gravamen._—The thing complained of. _Grisette._—Dressed in gray (a term applied to French shop-girls, &c.) _Gusto._—Great relish. _Habeas corpus._—You are to have the body; a writ of right, by virtue of which every citizen can, when imprisoned, demand to be put on his trial. _Habitué._—A frequenter. _Hæc olim meminisse juvabit._—It will be pleasant hereafter to remember these things. _Haricot._—A kind of ragout; a kidney-bean. _Haud passibus æquis._—Not with equal steps. [Wrongly quoted: see _Non_, &c.] _Haut gout._—High flavour. _Hauteur._—Haughtiness. _Helluo librorum._—A book-worm. _Hic et ubique._—Here, there, and everywhere. _Hic jacet._—Here lies. _Hinc illæ lacrymæ._—Hence proceed these tears. _Hoc age._—Do this; attend to what you are doing. _Homme d’esprit._—A man of talent, or of wit. _Homo multarum literarum._—A man of much learning. _Honi soit qui mal y pense._—Evil be to him that evil thinks. _Honores mutant mores._—Honours change men’s manners. _Hora fugit._—The hour or time flies. _Horresco referens._—I shudder to relate. _Hors de combat._—Disabled for fighting; vanquished. _Hortus siccus._—A collection of dried plants. _Hostis humani generis._—An enemy of the human race. _Hotel de ville._—A town-hall. _Hôtel-Dieu._—The chief hospital in French cities. _Humanum est errare._—It is human to err. _Hunc tu caveto._—Beware of him. _Ibidem_, contracted _ibid._ or _id._—In the same place. _Ich dien._—I serve. _Id est._—That is; abridged _i. e._ _Id genus omne._—All of that sort. _Idem_, contracted _id._—The same. (_Id. ib._, the same author; in the same place.) _Idoneus homo._—A fit man. _Ignoramus._—We are ignorant.