poché

[ poh-shey ]

noun

1. the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.

Word History and Origins

Origin of poché¹

< French, past participle of pocher to make a rough sketch, poach ¹

Example Sentences

Toward noon Poche was carefully feeling his way down the rocky caon of Clinker Creek, over a forgotten road.

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Oliver walked, for Poche needs must scramble over huge boulders, fallen pines, and tangles of driftwood.

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He loosed Poche when the saddle and bridle were off, and the horse eagerly buried his muzzle in the tall green grass.

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"I will look at this horse called Poche," he announced, and stalked out ahead of them.

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Every black eye there was fixed on the gorgeous saddle and bridle of Poche in awe and admiration.

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