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effilocher

  • \e.fi.lɔ.ʃe\
  • \ɛ.fi.lɔ.ʃe\

verb s’effilocher

  1. Faire de la bourre, mettre en charpie des tissus, autrefois on disait drapeler.
  2. pronominal S’effiler par suite de l’usure. Votre pantalon s’effiloche, est tout effiloché.
  3. figuratively, pronominal Disparaître peu à peu. Près d’un mois s’était effiloché depuis la fameuse nuit partouzienne […].

In English

  • fray to rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or

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MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{effilocher_2026,
  title = {effilocher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/effilocher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}