vouge

American

[voozh] / vuʒ /

noun

an axlike, shafted weapon having a curved blade tapering to a point at the top, used by foot soldiers in the 14th century and after.

vouge British

/ vuːʒ /

noun

a form of pike or halberd used by foot soldiers in the 14th century and later

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Etymology

Origin of vouge

< French ≪ Celtic; compare Welsh gwyddif scythe, Medieval Latin vidubium

Example Sentences

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What happened: In his second-to-last season as coach and following a 7-9 season, Knox decided to install elements of the then-en vouge run-and-shoot to try to shake up the offense some.

From Seattle Times

Since she has modelled all over Europe including features in Vouge Italia and an Amazon advert.

From BBC

“We are sincerely sorry for the mistake. We were thrilled at the chance to photograph Tagouri and shine a light on the important work she does, and to have misidentified her is a painful misstep,” Vouge wrote in a statement.

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