sanglier

American  

[sang-lee-er] / ˈsæŋ li ər /

noun

1. a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.

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Etymology

Origin of sanglier

1350–1400; < Middle French ≪ Late Latin singulāris ( porcus ) solitary (pig or boar); replacing Middle English singlere < Old French sengler < Latin, as above

Example Sentences

To-day, as in the days of the royal hunt, when Chambord was but a shooting-box of the87 Counts of Blois, the Sologne is rife with small game, and even deer and an occasional sanglier.

From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

Two years ago I was out in a chasse au sanglier, central France; perhaps you don't know their work?

From Under Two Flags by Ouida

Here, through the good services of our French interpreter, we had for dinner a piece of the famous sanglier which lives in the woods at Pommera.

From Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918 by Buckley, Francis

"Ah! the 'Germany,' above all things!" cried Hamilton, dropping a delicious morsel of /sanglier/ in its way from hand to mouth, in his hurry to speak.

From Devereux — Volume 04 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

Und ash he walked de Meyerbeer     He marcked, peside de way, A rock shoost like a wild boar's head,     Vraie tete du sanglier.

From The Breitmann Ballads by Leland, Charles Godfrey