parfleche
a rawhide that has been dried after having been soaked in a solution of lye and water to remove the hair.
an article or object, as a case, pouch, etc., made of such rawhide.
Origin of parfleche
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How to use parfleche in a sentence
Then everybody began to sing hard, and four young men pounded with sticks on a parfleche, in time to the music.
When Buffalo Ran | George Bird GrinnellEach night you must take it down, roll it up, and put it in a parfleche, so that it will not be torn or soiled.
The Magnificent Adventure | Emerson HoughMeriwether Lewis pointed to a skin parfleche and a knotted bandanna handkerchief which George Shannon carried for him.
The Magnificent Adventure | Emerson HoughFrom a long parfleche sack the Raven chief took a slender stick, beautifully ornamented with many-colored feathers.
Blackfeet Indian Stories | George Bird GrinnellThey built three great tepees, in one of which were stored rows upon rows of parfleche bags of dried meat.
Myths and Legends of the Sioux | Marie L. McLaughlin
British Dictionary definitions for parfleche
/ (ˈpɑːflɛʃ) /
a sheet of rawhide that has been dried after soaking in lye and water to remove the hair
an object, such as a case, made of this
Origin of parfleche
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