fascine

  • 21fascine — fas·cine …

    English syllables

  • 22fascine — fas•cine [[t]fæˈsin, fə [/t]] n. for a bundle of sticks bound together, used as reinforcement in the construction of earthworks, as dikes and ramparts • Etymology: 1680–90; < F < L fascīna. See fasces, ine III …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23fascine — /fæˈsin/ (say fa seen), /fə / (say fuh ) noun 1. a faggot. 2. a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries, in strengthening ramparts, as a protective facing for river banks, etc. {French, from Latin fascīna… …

  • 24fascine —   n. bundle of sticks used in building fortifications …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 25fascine — nf. => Fagot …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 26fascine — n. a long faggot used for engineering purposes and (esp. in war) for lining trenches, filling ditches, etc. Etymology: F f. L fascina f. fascis bundle: see FASCES …

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  • 27sciné — fasciné …

    Dictionnaire des rimes

  • 28scine — fascine fuscine piscine …

    Dictionnaire des rimes

  • 29fasciner — 1. fasciner [ fasine ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • XVIIe; fessiner XVe; de fascine ♦ Techn. Garnir de fascines. fasciner 2. fasciner [ fasine ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • XIVe; aussi jusqu au mil. XIXe « ensorceler »; …

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  • 30fascinant — fascinant, ante [ fasinɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • av. 1850; de fasciner ♦ Qui fascine. Un regard fascinant. ♢ Fig. Qui attire fortement, éblouit. Un esprit, un être fascinant. ⇒ attachant, captivant, éblouissant, séduisant. D une beauté fascinante. ⇒… …

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