parfleche

[ pahr-flesh, pahr-flesh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a rawhide that has been dried after having been soaked in a solution of lye and water to remove the hair.
an article or object, as a case, pouch, etc., made of such rawhide.

parfleche

/ ˈpɑːflɛʃ /

a sheet of rawhide that has been dried after soaking in lye and water to remove the hair
an object, such as a case, made of this

1820–30; < Canadian French parflèche, equivalent to French par ( er ) to parry ( para- ² ) + flèche arrow

C19: from Canadian French, from French parer to ward off, protect + flèche arrow

Then everybody began to sing hard, and four young men pounded with sticks on a parfleche, in time to the music.

Each night you must take it down, roll it up, and put it in a parfleche, so that it will not be torn or soiled.

Meriwether Lewis pointed to a skin parfleche and a knotted bandanna handkerchief which George Shannon carried for him.

From a long parfleche sack the Raven chief took a slender stick, beautifully ornamented with many-colored feathers.

They built three great tepees, in one of which were stored rows upon rows of parfleche bags of dried meat.

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