javeau
Definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of JAVEAU s. m.
Terme des eaux & Forests. Isle faite nouvellement au milieu d'une riviere par alluvion ou amas de limon & de sable. L'Ordonnance parle souvent des atterrissements & javeaux.
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