"arcat" meaning in Français

See arcat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \aʁ.ka\, \aʁ.ka\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-arcat.wav Forms: arcats [plural]
Rhymes: \ka\
  1. Arnaque, escroquerie. Tags: dated, rare, slang
    Sense id: fr-arcat-fr-noun-qonv-c2z Categories (other): Termes argotiques en français, Termes rares en français, Termes vieillis en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      "word": "carat"
    },
    {
      "word": "carât"
    },
    {
      "word": "Carta"
    },
    {
      "word": "carta"
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      "word": "raçât"
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    " ",
    "Vient d’arcane : mystère, chose cachée."
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          "text": "Note : Écrire de prison à un provincial, et lui demander une avance sur un trésor enfoui dans son pays et dont on promet de lui révéler la place. La lettre qui sert à monter l’arcat s’appelle lettre de Jérusalem, parce qu’on l’écrit sous les verrous de la Préfecture. Vidocq assure qu’en l’an VI, il arriva de cette façon plus de 15,000 fr. à la prison de Bicêtre."
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