tranchefile
Definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of TRENCHEFILE s. m.
Petit ornement de fil ou de soye que les Relieurs mettent au dos d'un livre sur la trenche pour le tenir en estat.
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