mèche

Definitions of mèche
  1. noun
    a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
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    types:
    toupet
    a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)
    type of:
    boucle, boucle de cheveux, frisette
    a strand or cluster of hair
  2. noun
    the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press
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    types:
    glouteron
    small bit used in dentistry or surgery
    type of:
    instrument de coupe, ustensile de coupe
    a tool used for cutting or slicing
  3. noun
    any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
    synonyms: amorce
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    type of:
    briquet
    a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
  4. noun
    a small tuft or lock
    synonyms: poignée
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    type of:
    touffe
    a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
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