fascine

See also: fasciné

English

Etymology

From the French fascine, from the Latin fascīna (bundle of sticks).

Noun

fascine (plural fascines)

  1. (fortification) A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
    • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 51.:
      Halberts differ very little from the bill, being like them constructed both for pushing and cutting: a halbert consists of three parts, the spear, or sometimes a kind of sword blade for pushing, an ax, or hatchet for striking and cutting, and a flook or hook for pulling down fascines, in the attack of trenches, or temporary fortifications.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.sin/

Verb

fascine

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fasciner
  2. third-person singular present indicative of fasciner
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of fasciner
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of fasciner
  5. second-person singular imperative of fasciner

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Italian

Noun

fascine f

  1. plural of fascina

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Portuguese

Verb

fascine

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of fascinar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of fascinar
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of fascinar
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of fascinar

Spanish

Verb

fascine

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of fascinar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of fascinar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of fascinar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of fascinar.
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