alêne

• alène

Inherited from Old French alesne, from Vulgar Latin *alisna (“awl”), from Frankish *alisnu, *alasnu (“awl”). Doublet of lésine.

• IPA^(key): /a.lɛn/

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• Homophones: alène, alènes, allen, Allen, allène, allènes, haleine, haleines, halène, halènent, halènes
• Rhymes: -ɛn

alêne f (plural alênes)

1. awl (pointed instrument for piercing)

• alêné

• alénier, alênier

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

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alêne f (plural alênes)

1. (Jersey) awl