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

"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 — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

"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

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

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

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