Vocabulary
doux
douce: femininesweet; soft; mild; gentle (gradual rather than steep); fresh, not salty (of water)
Adjective
corbeau
raven, crow (bird); poison-pen letter writer; corbel; Corvus; body collector (during a plague); corvus (grappling hook used by the Romans in naval warfare); priest; a person who sends anonymous letters, phone calls, etc.; douce noir (a variety of grape)
Noun
doucereux
squidgy; unctuous (profusely polite, especially unpleasantly so and insincerely earnest); soft; sickly sweet
Adjective