flèche

[fleysh; Fr. flesh]

flèche

[fleysh; Fr. flesh]
noun, plural flè·ches [fley-shiz; Fr. flesh] .
1.
Architecture. a steeple or spire, especially one in the Gothic style, emerging from the ridge of a roof.
2.
Fortification. a fieldwork consisting of two faces forming a salient angle with an open gorge.
3.
Fencing. a method of attack with saber or épée in which the attacker leaves from the rear foot and advances rapidly toward the opponent.

Origin:
1700–10; < French: literally, arrow, probably < Germanic. Compare fly1
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Flèche is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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flèche (fleɪʃ, flɛʃ)
 
n
1.  Also called: spirelet a slender spire, esp over the intersection of the nave and transept ridges of a church roof
2.  a pointed part of a fortification directed towards the attackers
3.  fencing a short running attack
 
[C18: from French: spire (literally: arrow), probably of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German flieke long arrow]

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