perrière
definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of PERRIER, ou Pierrier s. m.
Canon qui jette des pierres. Menage derive ce mot de petraria, qui est une machine dont se servoient les Anciens à même effet.
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