fourche

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English

A cross fourche(e).

Etymology

Borrowed from French fourché. Doublet of furcate and fork.

Adjective

fourche (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry) Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off; said of an ordinary, especially of a cross.

Alternative forms

References

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French furche, forche, from Latin furca (“pitchfork”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuʁʃ/
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Noun

fourche f (plural fourches)

  1. pitchfork
  2. fork (in the road etc.)
  3. crotch
  4. split end (hair)
  5. fork (of a bicycle)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • fourché

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