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Cheval-de-frise   Listen
Cheval-de-frise

noun
1.
Defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry.  Synonym: chevaux-de-frise.






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... equivocal yet enduring fame. It was constructed in the severe beauty of Roman straight lines, and the stains of nearly two centuries had discolored the blue-veined Italian marble. A high wall inclosed it, and on the top of this wall ran a miniature cheval-de-frise of iron. Nighttime or daytime, in mean or brilliant light, it took on the somber visage of a kill-joy. The invisible hand of fear chilled and repelled the curious: it was a house of dread. There were no gardens; ...
— The Grey Cloak • Harold MacGrath



Words linked to "Cheval-de-frise" :   chevaux-de-frise, defence, defense, defensive structure



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