PARFLECHES

Noun

parfleches

plural of parfleche

Source: Wiktionary


PARFLECHE

Par*fleche", n. [Prob. through Canadian F. fr. Amer. Indian.]

Definition: A kind of rawhide consisting of hide, esp. of the buffalo, which has been soaked in crude wood-ash lye to remove the hairs, and then dried.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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