fɹɛnt͡ʃ fɹɛnt͡ʃ fɹɛnt͡ʃ ˈɡælɪk cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking French the potatoes of or pertaining to France or the people of France French cooking a Gallic shrug the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France the people of France United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)