PARFLECHE


Meaning of PARFLECHE in English

[ 'pα:flɛʃ ]

■ noun (in American Indian culture) a buffalo's hide dried by being stretched on a frame.

Origin

from Canad. Fr. parflèche , from Fr. parer 'ward off' + flèche 'arrow'.

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