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chevaux-de-frise

che·vaux-de-frise
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shuh-voh-duh-freez]
    • /ʃəˈvoʊ dəˈfriz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shuh-voh-duh-freez]
    • /ʃəˈvoʊ dəˈfriz/

Definitions of chevaux-de-frise word

  • noun chevaux-de-frise plural of cheval-de-frise. 1
  • noun plural chevaux-de-frise a portable obstacle, usually a sawhorse, covered with projecting spikes or barbed wire, for military use in closing a passage, breaking in a defensive wall, etc. 1

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Origin of chevaux-de-frise

First appearance:

before 1680
One of the 48% oldest English words
1680-90; < French; literally, horse of Friesland, so called because first used by Frisians

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Parts of speech for Chevaux-de-frise

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chevaux-de-frise popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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