1798, from German Hausfrau, literally "housewife;" see house (n.) + frau.

fem. proper name, from Hebrew Adha, literally "ornament."

surname attested from 1255; literally "weaver" (see web).

river in Asia, Hindi, literally "son of Brahma."

French, literally "good" (adj.), from Latin bonus "good" (see bonus). It has crossed the Channel in phrases such as bon appétit, literally "good appetite" (1860); bon-ton "good style" (1744); bon mot (1735), etc. Compare boon, bonhomie.

masc. proper name, from Old High German Bruno, literally "brown" (see brown (adj.)).

Latin, literally "under the word or heading." A common dictionary reference, usually abbreviated s.v.

city in Scotland, from Gaelic, literally "green hollow," from glas "green, verdant" + cau "hollow."

"feudal samurai warrior code," 1898, from Japanese, said to mean literally "military-knight way."

"Christian fellowship," 1865, Greek, literally "communion, fellowship," from koinos "common, ordinary" (see coeno-).