chevaux-de-frise

[ shuh-voh-duh-freez ]

/ ʃəˈvoʊ dəˈfriz /

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Words nearby chevaux-de-frise

chevalet, cheval glass, chevalier, Chevalier-Montrachet, cheval screen, chevaux-de-frise, chevee, chevelure, cheveret, chevet, cheville

How to use chevaux-de-frise in a sentence

The more you insist, the more she erects bastions of ignorance, the more she isolates herself by chevaux-de-frise.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete|Honore de Balzac
To the left and below was the river, roaring, hissing, and foaming through its chevaux-de-frise of rocks.
Overland|John William De Forest
On the right is a recessed window, through which the top of an old grey wall with chevaux-de-frise and foliage above can be seen.
The Brass Bottle|F. Anstey
Black decaying trunks of trees stood up at various angles, often bristling with dead branches like chevaux-de-frise.
Joan of the Sword Hand|S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett

On the landward side were heavy earthworks, abatis, and sharp pointed chevaux-de-frise.
The Naval History of the United States|Willis J. Abbot.