parfleche

[ pahr-flesh, pahr-flesh ]

/ ˈpɑr flɛʃ, pɑrˈflɛʃ /

noun

a rawhide that has been dried after having been soaked in a solution of lye and water to remove the hair.

an article or object, as a case, pouch, etc., made of such rawhide.

Origin of parfleche

1820–30; <Canadian French parflèche, equivalent to French par(er) to parry (see para-²) + flèche arrow

Words nearby parfleche

pareunia, parev, pareve, par excellence, parfait, parfleche, parfocal, par for the course, parfum, pargasite, parget

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Example sentences from the Web for parfleche

They carry the parfleche with the tongues in it on a robe, each man holding a corner.
The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians|Clark Wissler
They built three great tepees, in one of which were stored rows upon rows of parfleche bags of dried meat.
Myths and Legends of the Sioux|Marie L. McLaughlin
The painted tongue and then the others are placed on the parfleche.
The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians|Clark Wissler
La Luna sat near her brother, sewing “parfleche” soles upon a pair of moccasins.
The Scalp Hunters|Mayne Reid

Then everybody began to sing hard, and four young men pounded with sticks on a parfleche, in time to the music.
When Buffalo Ran|George Bird Grinnell

British Dictionary definitions for parfleche

parfleche

/ (ˈpɑːflɛʃ) /

noun US and Canadian

a sheet of rawhide that has been dried after soaking in lye and water to remove the hair

an object, such as a case, made of this

Word Origin for parfleche

C19: from Canadian French, from French parer to ward off, protect + flèche arrow

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单词	parfleche
释义	parfleche [ pahr-flesh, pahr-flesh ] / ˈpɑr flɛʃ, pɑrˈflɛʃ / noun a rawhide that has been dried after having been soaked in a solution of lye and water to remove the hair. an article or object, as a case, pouch, etc., made of such rawhide. Origin of parfleche 1820–30; <Canadian French parflèche, equivalent to French par(er) to parry (see para-²) + flèche arrow Words nearby parfleche pareunia, parev, pareve, par excellence, parfait, parfleche, parfocal, par for the course, parfum, pargasite, parget Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for parfleche They carry the parfleche with the tongues in it on a robe, each man holding a corner. The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians\|Clark Wissler They built three great tepees, in one of which were stored rows upon rows of parfleche bags of dried meat. Myths and Legends of the Sioux\|Marie L. McLaughlin The painted tongue and then the others are placed on the parfleche. The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians\|Clark Wissler La Luna sat near her brother, sewing “parfleche” soles upon a pair of moccasins. The Scalp Hunters\|Mayne Reid Then everybody began to sing hard, and four young men pounded with sticks on a parfleche, in time to the music. When Buffalo Ran\|George Bird Grinnell British Dictionary definitions for parfleche parfleche / (ˈpɑːflɛʃ) / noun US and Canadian a sheet of rawhide that has been dried after soaking in lye and water to remove the hair an object, such as a case, made of this Word Origin for parfleche C19: from Canadian French, from French parer to ward off, protect + flèche arrow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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