alêne

Concepts

awl bodkin

stitching awl

Synonyms

tire-pointe

tire-point

perçoir

Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.lɛn/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French alesne, from Vulgar Latin *alisna (“awl”), from Frankish *alisnu, *alasnu (“awl”). Doublet of lésine.

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