corkscrew

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corkscrew

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De l’anglais corkscrew-twill (« twill tire-bouchon »).

noun corkscrews

  1. dated Lainage léger constitué de fils croisés. L’habit de soirée n'a pas changé de coupe. On continue à le faire en corkscrew, drap tire- bouchon.

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"corkscrew." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/corkscrew. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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corkscrew. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/corkscrew

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"corkscrew." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/corkscrew.

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@misc{corkscrew_2026,
  title = {corkscrew},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/corkscrew},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}