See Also: sous-(dictionary)
sous vide(dictionary)
sous-entendu(dictionary)
SOUS SEING PRIVE(law)

carmagnole (iou) and sous- (iou)


carmagnole (iou)



carmagnole noun. Pl. pronounced same. L18.
[French, orig. a style of jacket popular during the French Revolution, prob. ult. from Carmagnola, a town in Piedmont.]
A popular song and round Dance of the French Revolutionary period. L18.
A French revolutionary soldier; transf. an author of mischief. L18.

sous- (iou)



sous- prefix. [su, suz] ME.
[Old & mod. French sous, from Latin subtus under.]
Used in words adopted from French with the sense 'under', 'sub-', as sous-chef, sous-lieutenant, etc.