fourche
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See also: fourché
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French fourché. Doublet of furcate and fork.
Adjective[edit]
fourche (not comparable)
- (heraldry) Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off; said of an ordinary, especially of a cross.
Alternative forms[edit]
References[edit]
- “fourche”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French furche, forche, from Latin furca (“pitchfork”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fourche f (plural fourches)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- fourché
- → English: fourche(e)
Further reading[edit]
- “fourche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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