fascine

See also fasciné

English

Etymology

From the French fascine, from the Latin fascīna (“bundle of sticks”).

Noun

fascine (plural fascines)

1. (fortification) A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 51.:

     Halberts differ very little from the bill, being like them constructed both for pushing and cutting: a halbert consists of three parts, the spear, or sometimes a kind of sword blade for pushing, an ax, or hatchet for striking and cutting, and a flook or hook for pulling down fascines, in the attack of trenches, or temporary fortifications.

See also

• Fascine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• fancies, fiances, fiancés

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fa.sin/

Verb

fascine

1. First-person singular indicative present form of fasciner.
2. Third-person singular indicative present form of fasciner.
3. First-person singular subjunctive present form of fasciner.
4. Third-person singular subjunctive present form of fasciner.
5. Second-person singular imperative present form of fasciner.

Anagrams

• fiances, fiancés

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Italian

Noun

fascine f

1. Plural form of fascina

Anagrams

• sfenica

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Spanish

Verb

fascine (infinitive fascinar)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of fascinar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of fascinar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of fascinar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of fascinar.