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orgue

orgue noun: any of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack.

Noun

orgue (plural orgues)

  1. Any of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack.
  2. A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number of musket barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured almost or quite simultaneously.

Forms of orgue

pluralorgues

Origin of orgue

From French orgue, from Latin organum (“organ, instrument, tool”), from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “organ, instrument, tool”). Doublet of organ, organon, and organum.

Questions about orgue

What does orgue mean?
Orgue means any of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack.
What part of speech is orgue?
Orgue is a noun.
What is the plural of orgue?
The plural of orgue is orgues.

Words near orgue in the dictionary

  1. orgonomic
  2. orgonomy
  3. Orgosolo
  4. Orgreave
  5. orgs
  6. orgue
  7. orgueil
  8. orgues
  9. orguinette
  10. orguinettes
  11. orgulity

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