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tranchet

tranchet noun: a Neolithic flint chisel produced by the removal of a thick flake at a right angle to the main axis of the tool.

Noun

tranchet (plural tranchets)

  1. A Neolithic flint chisel produced by the removal of a thick flake at a right angle to the main axis of the tool

Forms of tranchet

pluraltranchets

Questions about tranchet

What does tranchet mean?
Tranchet means a Neolithic flint chisel produced by the removal of a thick flake at a right angle to the main axis of the tool.
What part of speech is tranchet?
Tranchet is a noun.
What is the plural of tranchet?
The plural of tranchet is tranchets.

Words near tranchet in the dictionary

  1. trancey
  2. tranch
  3. tranche
  4. tranched
  5. tranches
  6. tranchet
  7. tranchets
  8. Tranchina
  9. Tranchinas
  10. tranching
  11. trancily

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