tranchet

American  

[trahn-shey, trahn-she] / trɑnˈʃeɪ, trɑ̃ˈʃɛ /

noun

Archaeology.

tranchets plural

1. a stone implement with a horizontal, chisel-like cutting edge, found at Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in macrolithic form, used as an adze, and in microlithic form, often mounted as the cutting head of an arrow.

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Inflected Forms

noun

• tranchets
  plural

Etymology

Origin of tranchet

From French, equivalent to tranch(er) “to cut” ( see trench) + -et -et