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orcanette

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Etymology

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From orcanet (bugloss) +‎ -ette (a feminizing suffix), an orthographic variant of the Old French arquenet (m), the diminutive form of Old French arquin (m), alcanne (antimony). Compare the Spanish alcana.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ɔʁ.ka.nɛt/

Noun

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orcanette f (plural orcanettes)

  1. bugloss, alkanet
    • 1924, Marcel Hégelbacher, La Parfumerie et la Savonnerie, page 131:
      La coloration des crayons était autrefois presque uniquement obtenue avec le racine d’orcanette restant, au bain-marie, en contact avec la matière grasse.
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