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Definition of Chevaux-de-frise
1. Noun. Defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chevaux-de-frise
Literary usage of Chevaux-de-frise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern English and Foreign Sources by James Wood (1899)
"... Chevaux de frise—Л defence of spikes against C'.ii ha paura del diavolo, non
fa roba- He who cavalry, /-'r, Chewing: the food of sweet and bitter fancy. ..."
2. The Elements of Field Fortifications: For the Use of the Cadets of the by Junius Brutus Wheeler (1882)
"chevaux-de-frise.—A cheval-de-frise (Fig. 68) is a square timber, perforated with
holes in which sticks shod with iron are inserted. ..."
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