estafilade

French

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Noun

estafilade f (plural estafilades)

1. gash, slash (with a bladed weapon, usually on the face)
2. gash, slash (on clothing)
3. the scar left by such a wound

Further reading

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