fourche

See also: fourché

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.

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    References

    French

    Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

      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

      • → English: fourche, fourchee

      Further reading

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