abri

[uh-bree; Fr. a-bree]

a·bri

[uh-bree; Fr. a-bree]
noun, plural a·bris [uh-breez; Fr. a-bree] .
1.
a shelter, especially a dugout.
2.
Archaeology. a rock shelter formed by the overhang of a cliff and often containing prehistoric occupation deposits.

Origin:
< French, Old French, noun derivative of abrier (now obsolete or dial.) to shelter, shield, screen < Late Latin aprīcāre to warm in the sun (hence, to shield from wind, cold, etc.), verbal derivative of Latin aprīcus sunny, warmed by the sunshine; Old French b for v perhaps < Old Provençal abriar, or by construal of a- as prefix
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Abri is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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abri (æˈbriː)
 
n
a shelter or place of refuge, esp in wartime
 
[French, from Latin apricum an open place]

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