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| par·fleche [ pr flèsh ] (plural par·flech·es) |
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1. dried animal skin: the hide of an animal, soaked and scraped to remove the hair, then stretched and dried, but not tanned
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2. animal-skin product: a shield, bag, or other item made of parfleche
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| [Early 19th century. < Canadian French< French parer "defend" + flèche "arrow"] |
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