herisson
See also: hérisson
English
editEtymology
editFrench hérisson, hedgehog. Doublet of urchin.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editherisson (plural herissons)
- A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot, used to block up a passage.
- (heraldry) A hedgehog.
References
edit- “herisson”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.