carquois

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French carcois, carquais, from earlier tarchais, tarquait, from Byzantine Greek ταρκάσιον (tarkásion), from Arabic تِرْكَاش (tirkāš), from Persian تیرکش (tirkaš), ترکش (tarkaš, tarkeš, from تیر (tir, arrow) +‎ کش (kaš, container)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaʁ.kwa/
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Noun

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carquois m (plural carquois)

  1. quiver (for arrows)
    • 1892, Maurice Maeterlinck, Pelléas et Mélisande:
      GOLAUD : C’est sans le vouloir ; voyons, ne pleure plus, je te donnerai quelque chose demain…
      YNIOLD : Quoi, petit-père ?
      GOLAUD : Un carquois et des flèches ; mais dis-moi ce que tu sais au sujet de la porte.
      GOLAUD : It's without wanting it; let's see, don't cry any more, I'll give you something tomorrow…
      YNIOLD : What, grandfather?
      GOLAUD : A quiver and arrows; but tell me what you know about the door

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