parfleche

American  

[pahr-flesh, pahr-flesh] / ˈpɑr flɛʃ, pɑrˈflɛʃ /

noun

1. a rawhide that has been dried after having been soaked in a solution of lye and water to remove the hair.

2. an article or object, as a case, pouch, etc., made of such rawhide.

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parfleche British  

/ ˈpɑːflɛʃ /

noun

1. a sheet of rawhide that has been dried after soaking in lye and water to remove the hair

2. an object, such as a case, made of this

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Etymology

Origin of parfleche

1820–30; < Canadian French parflèche, equivalent to French par ( er ) to parry ( see para- ²) + flèche arrow

Example Sentences

She won the best in class for youth for her painted parfleche purse.

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2015

They carry the parfleche with the tongues in it on a robe, each man holding a corner.

From The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians by Wissler, Clark

Two songs are sung for the parfleche with tongues in it.

From The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians by Wissler, Clark

There were many parfleche bags piled around the tepee, and thinking he might find some kind of medicine roots which he could use to revive her he started opening them one after the other.

From Myths and Legends of the Sioux by McLaughlin, Marie L.

Her moccasins are of deer skin, with parfleche soles and worked with porcupine quills.

From Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People by Grinnell, George Bird