housse

Inherited from Middle French houce, from Old French hulce, from Frankish *hulftijā, probably related to the verb *hulljan (“to cover”), cognate with Old High German hulft (“blanket, saddlecloth”).

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /us/

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• Rhymes: -us

housse f (plural housses)

1. slipcover; dust cover
2. blanket, attached to the saddle, which covers a horse's croup

• housse de couette
• housse mortuaire

• “housse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Old French hous, hos, houlx (“holly”), from Frankish *hulis (“holly”).

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housse m (plural housses)

1. (Jersey) holly