herisson
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: hérisson
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
French hérisson, hedgehog. Doublet of urchin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
herisson (plural herissons)
- A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot, used to block up a passage.
- (heraldry) A hedgehog.
References[edit]
- “herisson”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.