- esparer
- (è-spa-ré) v. a.Frotter les peaux avec du jonc.
Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
sparadrap — [ sparadra ] n. m. • v. 1560; speradrapu 1314; lat. médiév. sparadrapum, p. ê du lat. spargere « étendre » et fr. drap ♦ Adhésif, souvent combiné avec un petit pansement. « Le sparadrap, collé sur sa joue, en tirait obliquement la peau »… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Spar — Spar, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sparring}.] [Of uncertain origin; cf. OF. esparer to kick, F. [ e]parer, or Icel. sperra to stretch out the legs, to struggle.] 1. To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sparred — Spar Spar, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sparring}.] [Of uncertain origin; cf. OF. esparer to kick, F. [ e]parer, or Icel. sperra to stretch out the legs, to struggle.] 1. To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sparring — Spar Spar, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sparring}.] [Of uncertain origin; cf. OF. esparer to kick, F. [ e]parer, or Icel. sperra to stretch out the legs, to struggle.] 1. To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spar — {{11}}spar (n.1) stout pole, c.1300, rafter, from M.L.G. or M.Du. sparre, from P.Gmc. *sparron (Cf. O.E. *spere spear, lance, O.N. sperra rafter, beam ), from PIE root *sper spear, pole (see SPEAR (Cf. spear)). Nautical use … Etymology dictionary
spar — spar1 [spär] n. [< MDu or MLowG, akin to OE spær(stan), gypsum, chalk] any shiny, crystalline, nonmetallic mineral that cleaves easily into chips or flakes spar2 [spär] n. [ME sparre < ON sparri or MDu sparre < IE base * sper , pole, rod … English World dictionary