单词 | arpent |
释义 | arpent[ ahr-puhnt; French ar-pahn ] / ˈɑr pənt; French arˈpɑ̃ / noun, plural ar·pents [ahr-puhnts; French ar-pahn]. /ˈɑr pənts; French arˈpɑ̃/.an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana. Origin of arpent1570–80; <Middle French <Latin arepennis half-acre <Gaulish; akin to MIr airchenn unit of area Words nearby arpentÁrpád, ARPANET, arpeggiate, arpeggiation, arpeggio, arpent, Arpino, arquebus, arr., arracacha, arrack Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for arpentBritish Dictionary definitions for arpentarpent / (ˈɑːpənt, French arpɑ̃) / nouna former French unit of length equal to 190 feet (approximately 58 metres) an old French unit of land area equal to about one acre: still used in Quebec and Louisiana Word Origin for arpentC16: from Old French, probably from Late Latin arepennis half an acre, of Gaulish origin; related to Middle Irish airchenn unit of land measure 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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