But Old French—used in Paris, and heard in the London court and in other “frenchified” quarters of England—would influence English as well. ❋ Leslie Dunton-Downer (2010)
In any event, when I acquired some rabbit at Wholey's, my thoughts turned to bistro type recipes for rabbit in a mustard sauce, and I went looking for a frenchified recipe, instead of some salt pork to drape over it, ala Ma Ingalls. ❋ Lindy (2006)
I do like those Golden Delicious for the frenchified ones, though. ❋ Lindy (2007)
Ms. Lo frenchified it and made it luxurious with a finer dough and foie gras, but eating one of these liquid-filled parcels requires the same strategy as it did in Chinatown. ❋ Unknown (2007)
*Obviously, a frenchified homage to Brando and his beloved Romanian wife, Alex. ❋ Unknown (2005)
I do wonder whether "Old English" is a misnomer: surely the chage after the Conquest was so profound that it would be better to call the old tongue Anglo-Saxon, or something like that, and the new, simplified, part-frenchified tongue English, with a suitable adjective stuck on. ❋ Unknown (2005)
As I did not doubt that by this time the scandalous aspersions of Melinda were diffused all over the town, I resolved to collect my whole strength of assurance, to browbeat the efforts of her malice, and to publish her adventure with the frenchified barber by way of reprisal. ❋ Unknown (2004)
By adding an e to the word sensual, the manufacturer not only gives a frenchified twist to the term but also enables the “lightly lined underwire” to be trademarked. ❋ William Safire (2004)
At one Table sits Mr. Insipid foppling and fluttering, spinning his whirligig, or playing with his fingers as gaily and wittily as any frenchified coxcomb brandishes his Cane or rattles his snuff box. ❋ Unknown (1961)
Perceiving this lack of sympathy, he had already judged them; they were, for him, "frenchified heads who cared for nothing but beer." ❋ Emile Cammaerts (1915)
Forty thousand dollars a year! and the daughter as frenchified as a sunflower: not so particularly young neither, but looking as innocent as if she wa'nt worth one copper. ❋ Unknown (1832)
Antifederalists, partly desperate Debtors and partly frenchified Tools, will murder all good Men among Us and destroy all the Wisdom and Virtue of the ❋ Unknown (1796)
The Antifederalists and the frenchified Zealots have nothing now to do, that I can conceive of but to ruin his character destroy his Peace, and injure his health. ❋ Unknown (1794)
Melinda were diffused all over the town, I resolved to collect my whole strength of assurance, to browbeat the efforts of her malice, and to publish her adventure with the frenchified barber by way of reprisal. ❋ Tobias George Smollett (1746)
English, and other Europeans, cannot be said to form an exception, and those, as I have before observed, soon became frenchified. ❋ Antoine Simon Maillard (1736)
I wouldn't [goto] [to bed] with her, [I think] she's frenchified. ❋ Bishun (2008)
Have you seen [Brittany] or Tom lately? They got all frenchified after spending a [semester] in [France]. ❋ Bittydit (2005)
When I couldn't think of the French word for "videotape" [on the test], I [frenchified] [the sentence] into "J'ai la video." ❋ President Handell (2005)
Man 1:
I left my [le] keys in le car
Man 2:
Stop [frenchifying] the words, you sound like a le dick
Man1:
[Le ok] ❋ Balls Johnson- Action Hero (2010)
Russia totally [frenchified] after the [Cold War] ended.
Hey bro, try not to [frenchify] when you sign the nuptials. ❋ CGvStauffenberg (2012)
