Did you mayhaps mean one of these? festoon, friction, frisson, fruition
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The Aubrey/Maturin List I'm Gonna Mak...
I'm wading through Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels one by one, and someday, I'll wade through them again and list all the words I learned while reading them.
Edit: I started ma...studdingsail, carronade, mumchance, grumlin-futtocks, crosscat-harpings, holystone, sennit, orlop, orchitis, negus, kevel, altumal and 1112 more...
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-oons (once of more than one syllable)
Originally this list was to contain multisyllabic words that end in "oon," but as you can see from the comments, all hell broke loose.
doubloon, poltroon, spittoon, patroon, dragoon, bassoon, platoon, typhoon, rangoon, maroon, pontoon, monsoon and 96 more...
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chained_bear I just got that Lobscouse book thingie, but haven't read it yet. I'll post here if I find out anything new. Jun 29, 2009
merimcmurdo I came hoping to find the definition of "fritoon," as well, having also encountered it in O'Brian's work. I tried adding a T, subtracting an O, spelling it fritune, and even Frenchifying the spelling, to no avail. Too bad. Do you suppose the author made the word up at one time, and then began using it in his work? I have done that myself with my vocabulary, making up words and using them as though they had been vetted by the OED. Jun 29, 2009
chained_bear Has anyone been able to find a definition for this word? I tried a number of archaic/specific dictionaries, and tried adding an additional T. Oct 20, 2008
reesetee Sounds like a tasty breakfast pastry. Mar 10, 2008
chained_bear "Killick and his mates were on their way with trays of glasses, bottles, fritoons and what other delicacies the Surprise could afford."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Nutmeg of Consolation, 203 Mar 7, 2008