"fleuret" meaning in French

See fleuret in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /flœ.ʁɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-fleuret.wav Forms: fleurets [plural]
Etymology: From fleur + -et, calque of Italian fioretto. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|fleur|-et}} fleur + -et, {{calque|fr|it|fioretto|nocap=1}} calque of Italian fioretto Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} fleuret m (plural fleurets)
  1. (fencing) foil (weapon) Tags: masculine Derived forms: fleurettiste
    Sense id: en-fleuret-fr-noun-vPoBX1z- Categories (other): Fencing, French terms suffixed with -et, Textiles Disambiguation of Textiles: 32 37 32 Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /flœ.ʁɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-fleuret.wav Forms: fleurets [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Catalan floret or Italian fioretto, doublet of foret. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|ca|floret}} Borrowed from Catalan floret, {{bor|fr|it|fioretto}} Italian fioretto, {{doublet|fr|foret|nocap=1}} doublet of foret Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} fleuret m (plural fleurets)
  1. filoselle Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fleuret-fr-noun-Yqx78JQ6 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, Swords, Textiles, Weapons Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 5 15 62 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 4 25 55 4 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 52 13 Disambiguation of Swords: 21 73 6 Disambiguation of Textiles: 32 37 32 Disambiguation of Weapons: 31 64 5
  2. a drill or borer to penetrate the base of some construction Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fleuret-fr-noun-BByGb9zM Categories (other): Textiles Disambiguation of Textiles: 32 37 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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