"fourche" meaning in All languages combined

See fourche on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from French fourché. Doublet of furcate and fork. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|fourché}} French fourché, {{doublet|en|furcate|fork}} Doublet of furcate and fork Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fourche (not comparable)
  1. (heraldry) Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off; said of an ordinary, especially of a cross. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Heraldry Synonyms: fourchee, fourchée, fourché, fourchy
    Sense id: en-fourche-en-adj-0BMBUUeE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Noun [French]

IPA: /fuʁʃ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-fourche.wav Forms: fourches [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French furche, forche, from Latin furca (“pitchfork”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|furche|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French furche, {{inh+|fr|fro|furche}} Inherited from Old French furche, {{m|fro|forche}} forche, {{inh|fr|la|furca|t=pitchfork}} Latin furca (“pitchfork”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} fourche f (plural fourches)
  1. pitchfork Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Bicycle parts, Cycling, Tools
    Sense id: en-fourche-fr-noun-LNiTt-ht Disambiguation of Bicycle parts: 15 3 34 32 15 Disambiguation of Cycling: 17 4 39 36 4 Disambiguation of Tools: 68 3 16 8 3
  2. fork (in the road etc.) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fourche-fr-noun-y6Uwmgfg
  3. crotch Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Bicycle parts, Cycling
    Sense id: en-fourche-fr-noun-y5wBNEFK Disambiguation of Bicycle parts: 15 3 34 32 15 Disambiguation of Cycling: 17 4 39 36 4
  4. split end (hair) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Bicycle parts, Cycling, Hair
    Sense id: en-fourche-fr-noun-gckoONMP Disambiguation of Bicycle parts: 15 3 34 32 15 Disambiguation of Cycling: 17 4 39 36 4 Disambiguation of Hair: 3 1 3 92 1 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 16 2 29 51 2
  5. fork (of a bicycle) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Bicycle parts
    Sense id: en-fourche-fr-noun-S47Q7Rwn Disambiguation of Bicycle parts: 15 3 34 32 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fourche à vanner, fourchette, passer sous les fourches caudines

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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