"fourche" meaning in English

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Adjective

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, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 76 7 2 8 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 6 2 7 4 2 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Alternative forms

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