agrès

See also: agres

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French agrei, agroi, from (a)greer (“to equip”) (Modern French gréer), from Old Norse greiða (“to get ready, prepare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡʁɛ/

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Noun

agrès m pl (plural only)

1. (nautical) rigging, gear (of a ship)
2. (gymnastics) apparatus
3. (Louisiana) harnesses, riggings or fittings for a horse
4. (Louisiana) agricultural equipment

Related terms

• agréyement

Further reading

• “agrès”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

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Noun

agrès m pl

1. (Jersey, nautical) rigging, gear (of a ship)