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| che·val-de-frise [ shə vàl də frz ] (plural che·vaux-de-frise [ shə v də frz ]) |
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1. obstacle made of barbed wire: an obstacle consisting of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame, used to block an advancing enemy force
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2. glass or spikes topping wall: a line of jagged glass, nails, or spikes set into masonry on top of a wall to deter intruders
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| [< French, "horse of Friesland"; from its use by the Frisians, who lacked cavalry, during the siege of Groningen (1594)] |
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