astic
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See also: -astic
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Picard estiquier, a descendant of Old French estiquer, estechier (compare French étiquette), from Frankish *stekan, *stikkan, *stikjan (“to stick, pierce, sting”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
astic m (plural astics)
- a bone once used by cobblers to polish leather
- any of various other polishing tools
Derived terms[edit]
- astiquer (“to polish, shine, rub, furbish”)
Further reading[edit]
- “astic”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.