Rhymes for NOIR

• a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony

• a family of similar musical instrument playing together

• the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave

• sing in a choir

• a building where animals are butchered

• an account of the author's personal experiences

• an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic

• a large or extra supply of something

• lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water

• tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)

• anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

• a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

• the longest French river; rises in the Massif Central and flows north and west to the Atlantic Ocean

• a loose dressing gown for women

• formal expression of respect

• wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an arch or vault

• A steep gorge along a mountainside.

• A handkerchief.

• A public urinal typically found in European, especially French, streets.

• A ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.

• A chain to which a pendant is attached, worn around the neck.

• any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent

• a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods

• French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986)

• large European dormouse

• French impressionist painter (1841-1919)

• Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends (1965-2000)

• a farewell remark

• small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream

• a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters

• red wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Burgundy, France

• dry red California table wine made from purple Pinot grapes

• large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America

• thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries

• a detested person

• a culture medium containing whole blood as the nutrient

• a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight)

• a star who plays leading roles in the cinema