flèche

(fles̸h, flās̸h)

noun

a slender spire, esp. one over the intersection of the nave and the transept in some Gothic churches

Origin: Fr, lit., an arrow < OFr fleche < MDu vleke, an arrow, akin to OE flacor, flying (of arrows): for IE base see flaw

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