hickory

caryer

Arbre au bois dur qui produit des noix et perd ses feuilles en hiver.

En anglais simple : A tree that loses its leaves in winter and has hard wood and nuts.

• A hickory grows beside the house.
• The squirrels collected nuts from the hickory.
• Several hickories lost their leaves in the storm.

Expressions courantes : hickory tree, hickory nuts, hickory leaves

bois de caryer

Bois solide et dur provenant du caryer.

En anglais simple : The strong, hard wood of a tree that produces nuts.

• The handle is made of hickory.
• They smoked the meat over hickory.
• Hickory is strong enough for these tools.

Expressions courantes : hickory wood, hickory handle, smoke with hickory

toile de coton résistante

Tissu de coton épais et solide utilisé pour fabriquer des vêtements résistants.

En anglais simple : A thick, strong cotton cloth used to make hard-wearing clothes.

• His shirt was made of hickory.
• They bought hickory for work trousers.
• The old hickory jacket survived years of heavy use.

Expressions courantes : hickory cloth, hickory shirt

gourdin

Gourdin dont la tête est faite en bois dur de caryer.

En anglais simple : A club with a head made of hard wood from a nut-producing tree.

• He carried a heavy hickory.
• The guard raised his hickory above his head.
• A blow from the hickory broke the board.

Synonymes : club

Expressions courantes : heavy hickory, swing a hickory