snake
→
cannon (weapon)
2 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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type | Derivation | |
language | French | |
lexeme 1 | couleuvre | |
lexeme 2 | couleuvrine | |
meaning 1 | snake | |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | medieval cannon | |
reference | CNRTL | |
comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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type | Derivation | |
language | French | |
lexeme 1 | serpent | |
lexeme 2 | serpentine | |
meaning 1 | snake | |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | a type of elongated cannon of small calibre used in the 16th and 17th centuries | |
reference | CNRTL | |
comment | Ant. de Conflans. Faits de la marine et navigaiges; Annal. de la Mar., juill., 1842 ds Jal 1848 |