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parfleche

/pahr-flesh, pahr-flesh/US // ˈpɑr flɛʃ, pɑrˈflɛʃ //UK // (ˈpɑːflɛʃ) //

敷衍了事,敷衍塞责,敷衍,灌篮

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a rawhide that has been dried after having been soaked in a solution of lye and water to remove the hair.
    • : an article or object, as a case, pouch, etc., made of such rawhide.

Examples

  • Then everybody began to sing hard, and four young men pounded with sticks on a parfleche, in time to the music.

  • Each night you must take it down, roll it up, and put it in a parfleche, so that it will not be torn or soiled.

  • Meriwether Lewis pointed to a skin parfleche and a knotted bandanna handkerchief which George Shannon carried for him.

  • From a long parfleche sack the Raven chief took a slender stick, beautifully ornamented with many-colored feathers.

  • They built three great tepees, in one of which were stored rows upon rows of parfleche bags of dried meat.