parfleche

American  

[pahr-flesh, pahr-flesh] / ˈpɑr flɛʃ, pɑrˈflɛʃ /

noun

1. a rawhide that has been dried after having been soaked in a solution of lye and water to remove the hair.

2. an article or object, as a case, pouch, etc., made of such rawhide.

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parfleche British  

/ ˈpɑːflɛʃ /

noun

1. a sheet of rawhide that has been dried after soaking in lye and water to remove the hair

2. an object, such as a case, made of this

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Etymology

Origin of parfleche

1820–30; < Canadian French parflèche, equivalent to French par ( er ) to parry ( see para- ²) + flèche arrow

Example Sentences

She won the best in class for youth for her painted parfleche purse.

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2015

The other old men who are to join them and the two medicinemen go in while the two women remain seated on a robe just west of it with the parfleche beside them.

From The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians by Wissler, Clark

Meriwether Lewis pointed to a skin parfleche and a knotted bandanna handkerchief which George Shannon carried for him.

From The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman by Hough, Emerson

The painted tongue and then the others are placed on the parfleche.

From The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians by Wissler, Clark

The two medicinemen take the lead, the two women follow, then come the four men with the parfleche.

From The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians by Wissler, Clark