Question 1

What is the plural of the French word "mèche"?

Accepted Answer

mèches

Question 2

Where does the French word "mèche" come from?

Accepted Answer

from Old French meche meaning ('strip of tow').

Question 3

What words are synonyms of the French word "mèche"?

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Question 4

What does "mèche" mean in French?

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An assembly of cotton, hemp, etc. threads used for lighting in oil, kerosene, gasoline lamps, etc.
An assembly of twisted threads coated with tallow to make candles or covered with wax or stearin to make candles or tapers.
An assembly of twisted cotton threads impregnated with benzine or gasoline that is ignited by a spark from a special stone.
A kind of flat braid soaked in sulfur and introduced burning into barrels to remove any bad odor.
A rope made of crushed and dry tow, used by soldiers of the engineering corps, miners, and quarrymen to set fire to an explosive.
Something, a plan, that is hidden or secret.
A small roll of sterile gauze inserted into a wound to create a seton.
A small sterile rubber tube serving the same purpose.
A piece of string attached to the end of a whip.
The tuft of a cotton nightcap.
A strand, tuft of hair visually or actually separated from the rest of the hair.
A loose bundle of filaments that is not braided or spun.
Horse hair used in the bow of certain musical instruments.
An iron or steel tool of certain tools used for drilling, perforating.
The more or less vertical axis of a ship's rudder.

Question 5

How do you translate "mèche" into portuguese?

Accepted Answer

pavio

Question 6

How do you say "mèche" in german?

Accepted Answer

Bohrer

Question 7

What is the translation of "mèche" into spanish?

Accepted Answer

mecha

Question 8

How do you translate "mèche" into english?

Accepted Answer

drill bit

mèche

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