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flèche
[ fleysh; French flesh ]
noun
, plural flè·ches [fley, -shiz, flesh].
- Architecture. a steeple or spire, especially one in the Gothic style, emerging from the ridge of a roof.
- Fortification. a fieldwork consisting of two faces forming a salient angle with an open gorge.
- Fencing. a method of attack with saber or épée in which the attacker leaves from the rear foot and advances rapidly toward the opponent.
flèche
/ flɛʃ; fleɪʃ /
noun
- Also calledspirelet a slender spire, esp over the intersection of the nave and transept ridges of a church roof
- a pointed part of a fortification directed towards the attackers
- fencing a short running attack
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of flèche1
C18: from French: spire (literally: arrow), probably of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German flieke long arrow
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Example Sentences
Father Massé returned to his former position of minister at the college of La Flèche.
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But would the same hold true if instead of being in front he had been behind the pedestal, as Mr. La Flèche is now?
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Arrived at the upper pedestal, Mr. La Flèche took his place, received the third arrow and presently delivered it.
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Instead of a crown is sometimes a flèche, two quivers and a bow—a love token.
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Did he know, after all, what had occurred at La Flèche, and had he begun to suspect me?
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