parfleche
UK/ˈpɑːflɛʃ/US/ˈpɑɹflɛʃ/
parfleche noun: a form of stiff leather made from rawhide.
Noun
parfleche (countable and uncountable, plural parfleches)
- A form of stiff leather made from rawhide.
- The boots had pointed toes like buskins and they had parfleche soles and high tops that were rolled down about the knees and tied.1985, Cormac McCarthy, chapter IX, in Blood Meridian […] , →OCLC
- A shield, bag or other item made from this material.
- But who could see, after dark, if he chewed pemmican filched from a parfleche of the Quiet One or crept down to drink from a spring?1952, Dorothy M. Johnson, The Unbeliever; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 39
Forms of parfleche
| plural | parfleches |
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Origin of parfleche
From Canadian French parflèche, equivalent to French par(er) (“to parry”) + French flèche (“arrow”).
Questions about parfleche
- What does parfleche mean?
- Parfleche means a form of stiff leather made from rawhide.
- What part of speech is parfleche?
- Parfleche is a noun.
- How do you pronounce parfleche?
- Parfleche is pronounced /ˈpɑːflɛʃ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of parfleche?
- The plural of parfleche is parfleches.
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