perrière

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

perrière

Etymology

from Old French perriere (quarry), and machine, perrier(e) cannon for the military sense.

Definitions

1. In the Middle Ages, a war machine that launched stones, arrows, Greek fire. histoire

2. Quarry, in Anjou, and in some provinces.flags.alisme

Plural

perrières

See also

pierriste (cn.) monolithisme (cn.) lapidateur (cn.) Perrières (pn.) désempierrer (v.) dépierrer (v.) pétré (adj.) empierrement (cn.) empierrer (v.) empierrage (cn.) pierrière (cn.) lapidaire (adj.) lapidation (cn.) lapider (v.) monolithe (adj.) monolithe (cn.) pierre (cn.) pierrette (cn.) pierreux (adj.) pierrier (cn.)