besaiguë

French

Alternative forms

besaigüe (post-1990 spelling)
bésaigüe (dated)
bisaiguë
bisaigüe (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin bis-acūta (“double-edged”). Compare Italian bisacuto.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bə.zɛ.ɡy/, /bə.ze.ɡy/
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Noun

besaiguë f (plural besaiguës)

(carpentry) large, long-handled twibill with a broad chisel and a mortise chisel for cutting mortises
a small glazier's hammer

Further reading

“besaiguë”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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