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pas d'âne

American

[pah dahn] / pɑ ˈdɑn /

noun

a pair of rings set below and at right angles to the quillons of a sword as a guard for the forefinger.

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pas d'âne

plural

Etymology

Origin of pas d'âne

< French: a guard on a hilt, literally, ass's step

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