See also: fourché

English

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A cross fourche(e).

Etymology

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Borrowed from French fourché. Doublet of furcate and fork.

Adjective

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fourche (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry) Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off; said of an ordinary, especially of a cross.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French furche, forche, from Latin furca (pitchfork).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fuʁʃ/
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Noun

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fourche f (plural fourches)

  1. pitchfork
  2. fork (in the road etc.)
  3. crotch
  4. split end (hair)
  5. fork (of a bicycle)

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Descendants

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  • fourché

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