Francesca

[fran-ches-kuh, frahn-, frahn-che-skah]

noun

1. Piero della Piero dei Franceschi, c1420–92, Italian painter.

2. Also Francisca a female given name, form of Frances.

Francesca

/ franˈtʃeska /

noun

1. See Piero della Francesca

Example Sentences

Evie Gallagher scored a superb try to bring Scotland back within a score early in the second half but a second effort from Tuttosi and scores from Brittany Kassil and Olivia DeMerchant extinguished any Scottish hopes of a fightback, albeit Francesca McGhie crossed for a late consolation.

From BBC

Flying wing Francesca McGhie scored twice to take her World Cup try tally to five, but it was not all straightforward as vintage Fijian flair and power kept the contest interesting.

From BBC

Francesca McGhie continued her storming start to the tournament with the opening try inside two minutes to set Scotland on their way.

From BBC

Francesca McGhie lines up on the left wing following her stunning hat-trick against Wales, while the other try-scorers from that game - scrum-half Leia Brebner-Holden, number eight Evie Gallagher and centre Emma Orr also retain their spots.

From BBC

Fave L.A. haunts: “I’m originally from Chicago and I first fell in love with Los Angeles through Francesca Lia Block novels, where everything is magic and draped in curtains of bougainvillea,” the author says.

From Los Angeles Times