English

Noun

souple ‎(plural souples)

1. The part of a flail that strikes the grain.

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French

Etymology

From Latin supplex.

Pronunciation

Adjective

souple m, f ‎(plural souples)

1. supple
2. yielding

Related terms

• assouplir
• souplesse

Anagrams

• loupes, poules

Middle English

Adjective

souple

1. flexible; supple
   • 14^th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue

     His bootes souple, his hors in greet estaat.

     His boots flexible, his horse in a fine condition

Descendants

• English: supple (borrowed)

Old French

Noun

souple m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular souple)

1. supple (which bends readily)
   • circa 1170, La vie de St. Emonde

     keue souple

     Supple tail