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Definition of Parfleche
1. n. A kind of rawhide consisting of hide, esp. of the buffalo, which has been soaked in crude wood-ash lye to remove the hairs, and then dried.
Definition of Parfleche
1. Noun. (American English) A form of stiff leather made from rawhide ¹
2. Noun. (American English) A shield, bag or other item made from this material ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parfleche
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parfleche
Literary usage of Parfleche
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plains Indians by Mari Lu Robbins (1996)
"The parfleche: Kitchen Cabinet of the Plains Materials: • large brown grocery
bag • scissors • pencil Steps to follow: One of the most useful items made ..."
2. Native Americans by Jill Norris (1996)
"The envelope was called a parfleche. Rawhide is untanned buffalo skin. ...
Cut out the parfleche. 3. Draw dotted lines to show where the folds will ..."
3. Holidays & Celebrations: How to Make Books W/Children by Joy Evans, Jill Norris (1997)
"Fold up the parfleche and insert two paper fasteners through the flaps as shown
... The parfleche, generally made from buffalo hide, was the plains Indians' ..."
4. Horse-shoes and Horse-shoeing: Their Origin, History, Uses, and Abuses by George Fleming (1869)
"... AND parfleche. AT what period Eastern nations first began to apply an iron
defence to their horses' feet, and attach it by nails, it is impossible to ..."
5. Horse and Man: Their Mutual Dependence and Duties by John George Wood (1885)
"... Straw shoes of Japan—Raw hide or ' parfleche ' shoes of North American
Indians—Shoe nails—Their ordinary size and number employed—Diminishing thickness ..."
6. The Pawnee: Mythology (Part I) by George Amos Dorsey (1906)
"The poor boy untied the parfleche and cut the meat in small pieces. ... Then he
put all the meat in the parfleche again, and tied it up and put it on the ..."
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