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French inventor and engineer (c.1540–1573)
Jacques Besson (1540?–1573) was a French Protestant inventor, mathematician, and philosopher, chiefly remembered for his popular treatise on machines Theatrum
Jacques_Besson
French filmmaker (born 1959)
Luc Paul Maurice Besson (French: [lyk bɛsɔ̃]; born 18 March 1959) is a French filmmaker. He directed and produced the films Subway (1985), The Big Blue
Luc_Besson
Ancient astronomical instrument
measuring the angles between heavenly bodies. It is also called pantacosm. Jacques Besson also uses this name, or universal instrument, for his invention described
Cosmolabe
French designer
related to Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau. George Goodall, "Besson and du Cerceau" 2005 at the Wayback Machine (archived June 6, 2008): Jacques I Androuet
Jacques_I_Androuet_du_Cerceau
Italian engineer and architect
appeared in the 16th century, named after Jacques Besson's Theatrum Instrumentorum of 1571. However, where Besson's book had been beautifully illustrated
Giovanni_Branca
Style of French films, common in 1980s–1990s
Revue du Cinéma issue no. 449, May 1989, in which he classified Luc Besson, Jean-Jacques Beineix and Leos Carax as directors of the "look". These directors
Cinéma_du_look
1988 film by Luc Besson
title Le Grand Bleu) is a 1988 drama film co-written and directed by Luc Besson. Inspired by the Cinéma du look movement, the film is a heavily fictionalized
The_Big_Blue
2010 French film
and directed by Luc Besson. It is loosely based on the comic book series The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec by Jacques Tardi. Set in 1912
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (film)
The_Extraordinary_Adventures_of_Adèle_Blanc-Sec_(film)
la manière la plus impartiale et la plus authentique, Leipzig, Paul-Jacques Besson, 1807 Adolphe Robert, Gaston Cougny (ed.), Dictionnaire des Parlementaires
Marc-Antoine_Jullien
1994 film by Luc Besson
French English-language action-thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson. It stars Jean Reno, Gary Oldman and Natalie Portman in her feature film
Léon:_The_Professional
2025 film directed by Luc Besson
English-language romantic comedy thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson. John, a man stuck in the monotonous routine of office life, is immediately
June_and_John
French free diver (1927–2001)
world records in free diving. The 1988 film The Big Blue, directed by Luc Besson, was inspired by his life story and that of his friend, Enzo Maiorca. Mayol
Jacques_Mayol
French Arrondissement in Lyon
the city of Lyon. On January 3, 1689, the Fathers sold the land to Jacques Besson, after renting it to him for one year. The deed specifies the boundaries
Montchat
French racing driver
Jacques Besson (born 26 September 1979 in St. Germain-en-Laye) is a French former racing driver. A Eurocup Formula Renault champion in 1998, Besson then
Bruno_Besson
French actress and filmmaker (born 1976)
on her relationship with Besson. She was 20 at the beginning of filming (early 1996) for The Fifth Element, during which Besson left her for the film's
Maïwenn
Book by Johann Schreck
reproduced in this translation, as well as those of the French engineer Jacques Besson. Plates depicting European machine were reproduced quite precisely,
Diagrams and Explanations of the Wonderful Machines of the Far West
Diagrams_and_Explanations_of_the_Wonderful_Machines_of_the_Far_West
1990 film by Luc Besson
a 1990 French-language action thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson. The film stars Anne Parillaud as the title character, a criminal who is
La_Femme_Nikita_(film)
French film director (1946–2022)
de Fougerolles Jacques Lafitte; Stephen Taylor (2003). Who's Who in France. p. 218 – via J. Lafitte. Parent, Denis (1989). Jean-Jacques Beineix, version
Jean-Jacques_Beineix
Lathe with a controlled cutting process
Medieval Housebook (written circa 1475–1490), and Leonardo da Vinci and Jacques Besson left us with drawings of screw-cutting machines from the 1500s; not
Automatic_lathe
Surname list
Besson is a French surname. As of 2014, 82.7% of all known bearers of the surname Besson were residents of France (frequency 1:2,013), 5.5% of Switzerland
Besson_(surname)
Machine for accurately cutting screw threads
significantly accurate and practical to use. For example, Woodbury discusses Jacques Besson and others. They made impressive contributions to turning, but the context
Screw-cutting_lathe
French architect
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jacques II Androuet du Cerceau. George Goodall, "Besson and du Cerceau" 2005: Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau's partnership
Jacques II Androuet du Cerceau
Jacques_II_Androuet_du_Cerceau
printed engineering book is Italian [...]. [Comparable with] the French Jacques Besson and the Germans Georg Agricola and Zeising, are Agostino Ramelli, Bonaiuto
Science and technology in Italy
Science_and_technology_in_Italy
French and Spanish actor (born 1948)
leading man of French cinema through his collaborations with director Luc Besson, and has worked in numerous international productions. He is a three-time
Jean_Reno
Rock in Antarctica
was visited by early 19th century sealers. The feature is named after Jacques Besson (ca 1540–1573), a French inventor and mathematician who created the
Besson_Rock
Rock in Antarctica
cosmolabe, an instrument created by the French inventor and mathematician Jacques Besson (ca 1540–1573) to be used for navigation, surveying and cartography;
Cosmolabe_Rock
French architect under Henri III & Henry IV
George Goodall, "Besson and du Cerceau" 2005: Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau's partnership with designer and mechanician Jacques Besson Du Cerceau's Books
Jean Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau
Jean_Baptiste_Androuet_du_Cerceau
Elite level championships
Paul Broccardo 1934-1948 Not held 1948 Jacques Besson Elia Frosio August Meuleman 1949 Zürich Jacques Besson Elia Frosio August Meuleman 1950 Antwerp
UEC European Track Championships – Stayer
UEC_European_Track_Championships_–_Stayer
diplomat and Marshal of France (died 1670) Gilles Garnier, hermit Jacques Besson, inventor, mathematician and philosopher (born 1540?) Michel de l'Hôpital
1573_in_France
French architect family
George Goodall, "Besson and du Cerceau" 2005: Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau's partnership with designer and mechanician Jacques Besson Du Cerceau's Books
Androuet_du_Cerceau
superiority of the ideas of Paracelsus to those of Galen. 1571 or 1572 – Jacques Besson publishes his popular comprehensive treatise on machines, Theatrum Instrumentorum
1571_in_science
printed engineering book is Italian [...]. [Comparable with] the French Jacques Besson and the Germans Georg Agricola and Zeising, are Agostino Ramelli, Bonaiuto
List of Italian inventions and discoveries
List_of_Italian_inventions_and_discoveries
French film composer
French film composer, known as a frequent collaborator of director Luc Besson. He is a five-time César Award nominee, winning once for The Big Blue (1988)
Éric_Serra
French architect
Oeuvre de Jacques Androuet dit du Cerceau. Meubles. Paris; Edouard Baldus: c.1880 George Goodall, "Besson and du Cerceau" 2005: Jacques I Androuet du
Jean_Androuet_du_Cerceau
French film director and screenwriter (1929–2003)
Jacques Deray (born Jacques Desrayaud, 19 February 1929 – 9 August 2003) was a French film director and screenwriter. Deray is prominently known for directing
Jacques_Deray
Carthusian monastery
three-volume history published between 1889 and 1891. In 1759, Joseph-Antoine Besson [fr] referred to it as “that of Haillon in the Bauges.” The toponym Aillon
Aillon_Charterhouse
Werner Pedersen Denmark Men's motor-paced details Elio Frosio Italy Jacques Besson Switzerland Louis Chaillot France Men's Amateur Events Men's sprint
1946 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
1946_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships
in Venice, the first scholarly edition of The Travels of Marco Polo. Jacques Besson publishes his first treatise, in Zurich, De absoluta ratione extrahendi
1559_in_science
Arlette Lebigre, Les Dangers de Paris au 17th century. L'Assassinat de Jacques Tardieu, lieutenant criminel au Châtelet, et de sa femme, Paris, Albin
List of major crimes in France (before 1900)
List_of_major_crimes_in_France_(before_1900)
International track cycling competition
Frosio (ITA) Jacques Besson (SUI) Louis Chaillot (FRA) 1947 Raoul Lesueur (FRA) Jean-Jacques Lamboley (FRA) Jan Pronk (NED) 1948 Jean-Jacques Lamboley (FRA)
UCI Motor-paced World Championships
UCI_Motor-paced_World_Championships
French film production company
EuropaCorp's popular Taxi film franchise. The company was created by Luc Besson in 1992 under the name Leeloo Productions, but it only fully began producing
EuropaCorp
2001 film
comedy film directed by Gérard Krawczyk and written and produced by Luc Besson. An international co-production of France and Japan, the film stars Jean
Wasabi_(film)
German librarian (1882–1936)
European machines based on European models, especially Agostino Ramelli Jacques Besson and Fausto Veranzio, to which Hugo Theodor Horwitz [de]. and Carl Graf
Georg_Reismüller
Michel Luciani, Jean-Michel Dubertrand, Michel Droitecourt Remplaçants : Jacques Besson, Joseph Bravo, Jacky Brugiroux Scorers Béziers 5 tries Paco, Martin
1977–78 French Rugby Union Championship
1977–78_French_Rugby_Union_Championship
French zoologist and natural philosopher
à l'usage des écoles centrales (in French). Paris: Bossange, Masson et Besson. Elements of the natural history and chymical analysis of mineral substances
Mathurin_Jacques_Brisson
French TV series (2012-2015)
filmmaker Luc Besson with Franck Philippon through Besson's EuropaCorp company. Along with Transporter: The Series, it represents one of Besson's first forays
No_Limit_(TV_series)
Taiwanese singer (born 1999)
September 26, 2025, Tzuyu released the collaboration single "Blink" with Corbyn Besson, along with an accompanying music video. Tzuyu has featured alone in various
Tzuyu
2003 French film
French film directed by Patrice Chéreau. It was based on the 2001 Philippe Besson novel Son frère (His Brother). The screenplay was written by Chéreau and
Son_frère_(film)
British actress and singer (1946–2023)
director Jacques Doillon. She said: "Meeting Jacques was a real turning point in my career. In my private life, after I left Serge, Jacques and I lived
Jane_Birkin
Film studio
originally supported and founded by the film director and producer Luc Besson, located in Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of Paris, in a renovated
Cité_du_Cinéma
French actor (1953–2025)
acted in numerous films by Hollywood and French directors, including Luc Besson. He was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance
Tchéky_Karyo
French filmmaker (1932–1995)
co-directed the landmark underwater documentary The Silent World with Jacques Cousteau, which won the 1956 Palme d'Or and the 1957 Academy Award for
Louis_Malle
French politician (1937–2026)
Louis Besson (6 May 1937 – 2 April 2026) was a French politician who was Minister of Public Works, Housing, Transport, and Maritime Affairs from 1990 to
Louis_Besson
French painter
Jean-Baptiste Besson (known as Frère Hyacinthe Besson; 10 March 1816 – 4 May 1861) was a French painter and missionary priest. Jean-Baptiste Besson was born
Hyacinthe_Besson
2025 film by Richard Linklater
Suzanne Schiffman Antoine Besson as Claude Chabrol Franck Cicurel as Raymond Cauchetier Roxane Rivière as Agnès Varda Jean-Jacques Le Vessier as Jean Cocteau
Nouvelle_Vague_(2025_film)
Annual French film award
background, followed by the other nominees. Jacques Audiard Luc Besson Abdellatif Kechiche Maïwenn Roman Polanski Jacques Audiard François Ozon Bertrand Bonello
Lumière Award for Best Director
Lumière_Award_for_Best_Director
French mathematician (born 1948)
and the Laplace operator spectrum on Riemannian manifolds. With Gérard Besson and Pierre Bérard, he discovered, in 1985, a form of isoperimetric inequality
Sylvestre_Gallot
Women's perfume made by Chanel
advertisement directed by Wright was shot in the Cité du Cinéma by Luc Besson with Knightley and Danila Kozlovsky in the lead roles. Top notes: orange
Coco_Mademoiselle
French cinematographer
French cinematographer, best known for his collaboration with director Luc Besson from 1990 to 2019. Documentary film César Awards Vulcan Award Camerimage
Thierry_Arbogast
2012 French film
À l'aveugle) is a 2012 French thriller film directed by Xavier Palud. Jacques Gamblin as Commandant Lassalle Lambert Wilson as Narvik Raphaëlle Agogué
Blind_Man_(film)
2013 French film
written and directed by American filmmaker David Marconi, produced by Luc Besson and starring Frank Grillo, Jaimie Alexander, Roschdy Zem, Marie-Josée Croze
Collision_(2013_film)
French stage and screen actor (1935–2024)
89. Mort de l'acteur Jacques Boudet (Plus belle la vie, Nos jours heureux) à 89 ans (in French) Jacques Boudet at IMDb Jacques Boudet discography at
Jacques_Boudet
French novelist, essayist and politician
Jacques de Bourbon, Count of Busset (27 April 1912, Paris – 7 May 2001, Paris) was a French novelist, essayist and politician. He was elected to the Académie
Jacques_de_Bourbon-Busset
English screenwriter and director (born 1945)
Dinard, Fort Lauderdale, and Birmingham. In 1998 he collaborated with Luc Besson on the script of The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, and in 2004 co-wrote
Andrew_Birkin
Swiss actor, director and photographer (born 1964)
ex-partner of Gérard Depardieu and sister of French producer Virginie Besson-Silla.[citation needed] Perez and Silla have three children together, including
Vincent_Perez
Allégret Yves Allégret Jean-Baptiste Andrea Jean-Jacques Annaud Olivier Assayas Alexandre Astruc Jacques Audiard Jacqueline Audry Jean Aurel Claude Autant-Lara
List_of_French_film_directors
1985 French comedy film
several weeks. Upon the arrival of the "package", Jacques' roommates discover the baby seems to be Jacques' daughter, sent by her mother, Sylvia, citing her
Three_Men_and_a_Cradle
Moroccan-French actor, comedian and director (born 1975)
& Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002), and Angel-A (2005, directed by Luc Besson). In 2006, he acted in the historical movie Days of Glory (which he co-produced)
Jamel_Debbouze
French actor, film director and screenwriter (born 1973)
January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2010. Guillaume Evin (26 July 2007). "Luc Besson se lance en bourse". L'Express (in French). Archived from the original on
Guillaume_Canet
Carné Falbalas (1945), by Jacques Becker Les Portes de la nuit (1945), by Marcel Carné Antoine et Antoinette (1947), by Jacques Becker Par la fenêtre (1947)
List_of_films_set_in_Paris
Musical artist
Andrey Zvyagintsev, François Ozon, Marjane Satrapi, Asghar Farhadi, Luc Besson, he has also collaborated with American directors such as Barry Sonnenfeld
Evgueni_Galperine
2023 film by Quentin Dupieux
"Venice Film Festival Lineup: Mann, Lanthimos, Fincher, DuVernay, Cooper, Besson, Coppola, Hamaguchi In Competition; Polanski, Allen, Anderson, Linklater
Daaaaaalí!
French writer and journalist (born 1956)
Patrick Besson (born 1 June 1956) is a French writer and journalist. Besson was born of a half-Russian father and a Croatian mother. He published his
Patrick_Besson
French-American actor and director
tremendously successful The Big Blue (1988). Luc Besson cast him in the role of French diver Jacques Mayol, alongside Rosanna Arquette and Jean Reno.
Jean-Marc_Barr
French writer (1884–1968)
Jacques Chardonne (born Jacques Boutelleau; 2 January 1884, in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Charente – 29 May 1968, in La Frette-sur-Seine) is the pseudonym
Jacques_Chardonne
2005 French TV show
Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) – dramatist, poet, playwright and filmmaker Luc Besson (1959-) – film director Tino Rossi (1907-1983) – singer Pierre de Coubertin
The_Greatest_Frenchman
Italian free diver
Melchiade Coletti. The rivalry between Maiorca and Jacques Mayol inspired the 1988 film The Big Blue by Luc Besson. The movie was not shown in Italy until 2002
Enzo_Maiorca
French writer (1942–2022)
brother took in Jacques, raising him "in many ways [...] like the ghost of my father" in the words of the writer. Once the war was over, Jacques Abeille accompanied
Jacques_Abeille
French novelist
cœurs simples (Gallimard) 1958 Paris. Présentation de Jacques de Lacretelle. Photos de Jacques Boulas (Hachette) 1959 Les Maîtres et les Amis. Études
Jacques_de_Lacretelle
Capital of France
directors (réalisateurs) such as Claude Lelouch, Jean-Luc Godard, and Luc Besson, and the more slapstick/popular genre with director Claude Zidi as an example
Paris
1931 film
Charlia. It is an adaptation of the French play of the same name by René Besson and Georges Fabret. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges
Holiday_(1931_film)
French actress (born 1955)
music video for the hit title song, Pull Marine, which was directed by Luc Besson. Adjani also drew controversy at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival when she
Isabelle_Adjani
2016 French film
Alexandre Jacques as Brice Léa Viller as Chloé Catherine Lefrançois as Sandrine ""Willy 1er", film "do it yourself" sorti de l'école Besson". Next.liberation
Willy_1er
1986 French family drama TV mini-series
screenplay was written by Danièle Thompson, Jean-Patrick Manchette, Patrick Besson and Roger Grenier. The music score is by Vladimir Cosma. It was released
Le_Tiroir_secret
79th edition
United States Marvelous Mornings (CdO) (QP) Les Matins Merveilleux Avril Besson France Molière, Cyrano and the Young King Les Caprices de l'Enfant Roi Michel
2026_Cannes_Film_Festival
of pastor Jacques Reclus (1796–1882) and teacher Zéline Reclus (1805–1887). The Reclus family's notoriety is primarily the result of Jacques and Zéline's
Reclus_family
President of France from 1981 to 1995
Europe, former president of the European Commission Jacques Delors and Simone Veil were present. Jacques Chirac, President of France, Alain Juppé, Prime Minister
François_Mitterrand
(2004–2006). Trygve Berge, 93, Norwegian Olympic alpine skier (1956). Louis Besson, 88, French politician, deputy (1976–1989), secretary of state for housing
Deaths_in_April_2026
1940 World War II battle
certain Besson, did the same. Besson at first refused, but on 5 September Gardet informed him that he was relieving him of his command. Besson left for
Battle_of_Gabon
French actor and screenwriter (1951–2021)
femme de ménage directed by Claude Berri - Jacques 2003: Les Sentiments directed by Noémie Lvovsky - Jacques 2004: Comme une image directed by Agnès Jaoui
Jean-Pierre_Bacri
French actor (born 1966)
Duc d'Anjou in Elizabeth. In 1999, he portrayed Gilles de Rais in Luc Besson's The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. Other notable roles during this
Vincent_Cassel
Political theory
major proponents of deliberative democracy like James Bohman and Samantha Besson (even if not by Habermas himself). With the work of the latter authors the
Demoicracy
French author, traveler and explorer (1925–2020)
comic book in three volumes by Jacques Terpant Le Royaume de Borée (2011–2014), comic book in three volumes by Jacques Terpant "Décret du 31 décembre
Jean_Raspail
French film critic and journalist (born 1948)
theory of cinema du look, in a study about the films of Jean-Jacques Beineix, Luc Besson and Leos Carax, published by La Revue du Cinéma. These directors
Raphaël_Bassan
Tunisian-Italian actress (1938–2025)
payés, opposite Alexandra Lamy and Bruno Salomone, in a role which Patrick Besson described as "atrocious"[clarification needed]. After a role in the TV movie
Claudia_Cardinale
French actor
a French actor. In films, Denis Braccini plays in action movies (by Luc Besson, Florent Emilio Siri, Bob Swaim...) and intimate movies (by Christine Carrière
Denis_Braccini
1966 film
Catherine Demange Michael Lonsdale as Thomas Perkins Henri Garcin as Jacques Mercier Mick Besson as Oscar Meyer Fernand Berset as Commissioner Chaumont Yves Brainville
Judoka-Secret_Agent
Subprefecture and commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Laurent Boutonnat The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) by Luc Besson The city also appears in the first instalments of French author Robert Merle's
Sarlat-la-Canéda
LGBTQ film award
journalist Franck Finance-Madureira. It is sponsored by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau, filmmakers of Jeanne and the Perfect Guy, The Adventures of
Queer_Palm
American filmmaker (born 1954)
Isabelle Adjani (1997) Martin Scorsese (1998) David Cronenberg (1999) Luc Besson (2000) Liv Ullmann (2001) David Lynch (2002) Patrice Chéreau (2003) Quentin
Joel_Coen
JACQUES BESSON
JACQUES BESSON
Boy/Male
Hebrew American French
He grasps the heel. Supplanter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old French personal name Jaques, a vernacular form of Latin Jacobus (see Jacob). In English this surname is traditionally pronounced as two syllables, jay-kwez. Compare Jacques.
Female
English
Variant form of English Rachel, RACQUEL means "ewe."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Hebrew, Jamaican
Supplanter; Yahweh May Protect; One who Supplants
Boy/Male
Portuguese American
Of Mars; the god of war. A title name ranking below duke and above earl.
Girl/Female
English French
Abbreviation of Jacqueline which is the feminine of Jacques.
Female
French
Pet form of French Jacqueline, JACQUI means "supplanter."
Male
French
French diminutive form of Latin Jacobus, JACQUES means "supplanter."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Jamaican, Latin, Portuguese
Warlike; Of Mars; God of War; Nobleman; Dedicated to Mars; Lord of the Marches
Girl/Female
French
Little Jacques.
Boy/Male
Indian
Favoured from God
Boy/Male
American, British, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Latin, Swiss
Supplanter; French Form of Jacob Supplanter; He who Supplants
Girl/Female
English American
Abbreviation of Jacqueline which is the feminine of Jacques.
Female
French
Pet form of French Jacqueline, JACQUIE means "supplanter."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Jaques.
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Hebrew, Shakespearean
Supplanter
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, French
Supplanter
Girl/Female
French
Little Jacques.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian, Hebrew
Ewe; Innocent; Female Sheep
Girl/Female
French
French form of Jacob): Supplanter. He grasps the heel.
JACQUES BESSON
JACQUES BESSON
Boy/Male
Hindu
Attentive
Girl/Female
African, American, Christian, Indian, Sanskrit
My God is a Vow
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Glowing with Intelligence
Girl/Female
Arabic
Brings Rain
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Rain; Water; Cool
Female
English
Diminutive form of English Dora, DORETTA means "little gift."
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
God; Tree
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord of seasons, Lord of truth
Girl/Female
Hindu
Different
Boy/Male
Indian
The two hasans
JACQUES BESSON
JACQUES BESSON
JACQUES BESSON
JACQUES BESSON
JACQUES BESSON
n.
Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.
n.
Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning.
imp. & p. p.
of Lacquer
v. t.
To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to lacquer.
n.
Acquisition; the thing gained.
n.
Same as 2d Sack, 3.
n.
Ornamentation by means of lacquer painted or carved, or simply colored, sprinkled with gold or the like; -- said especially of Oriental work of this kind.
n.
See Racket.
v. t.
To cover with lacquer.
n.
The act or business of putting on lacquer; also, the coat of lacquer put on.
n.
A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for varnishing metals, papier-mache, and wood. The name is also given to varnishes made of other ingredients, esp. the tough, solid varnish of the Japanese, with which ornamental objects are made.
n.
One who lacquers, especially one who makes a business of lacquering.
a.
Incorporating or tending to incorporate; as, the incorporative languages (as of the Basques, North American Indians, etc. ) which run a whole phrase into one word.
n.
One of a society of violent agitators in France, during the revolution of 1789, who held secret meetings in the Jacobin convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris, and concerted measures to control the proceedings of the National Assembly. Hence: A plotter against an existing government; a turbulent demagogue.
n. & v.
See Lacquer.
n.
A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress came from the Basques.
n.
A Dominican friar; -- so named because, before the French Revolution, that order had a convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Lacquer
v. t.
To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.
n.
The name given to a revolt of French peasants against the nobles in 1358, the leader assuming the contemptuous title, Jacques Bonhomme, given by the nobles to the peasantry. Hence, any revolt of peasants.