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- [fleysh; French flesh]
- /fleɪʃ; French flɛʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fleysh; French flesh]
- /fleɪʃ; French flɛʃ/
Definitions of fleche word
- noun plural fleche Architecture. a steeple or spire, especially one in the Gothic style, emerging from the ridge of a roof. 1
- noun plural fleche Fortification. a fieldwork consisting of two faces forming a salient angle with an open gorge. 1
- noun plural fleche Fencing. a method of attack with saber or épée in which the attacker leaves from the rear foot and advances rapidly toward the opponent. 1
- noun fleche slender spire 0
- noun fleche a slender spire, esp over the intersection of the nave and transept ridges of a church roof 0
- noun fleche a pointed part of a fortification directed towards the attackers 0
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Origin of fleche
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; < French: literally, arrow, probably < Germanic. Cf. fly1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fleche
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fleche popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
fleche usage trend in Literature
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