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Webster 1913 Edition

Fourbe

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Fourbe

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Noun.
[F.]
A tricky fellow; a cheat.
[Obs.]
Evelyn.
Denham.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fourbe

FOURBE

,
Noun.
A tricking fellow; a cheat. [Not English.]

Definition 2024

fourbe

fourbe

English

Alternative forms

  • fourb

Noun

fourbe ‎(plural fourbes)

  1. (obsolete) A tricky fellow; a cheat.
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French

Etymology

From fourbir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuʁb/

Noun

fourbe f ‎(plural fourbes)

  1. (literary) guile, deception

fourbe m, f ‎(plural fourbes)

  1. double-dealer, swindler

Adjective

fourbe m, f ‎(plural fourbes)

  1. two-faced, treacherous, deceitful

Etymology

French

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