astic

See also: aṣṭiċ and -astic

French

Etymology

From Picard estiquier, a descendant of Old French estiquer, estechier (compare French étiquette), from Frankish *stekan, *stikkan, *stikjan (“to stick, pierce, sting”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.tik/

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Noun

astic m (plural astics)

1. a bone once used by cobblers to polish leather
2. any of various other polishing tools

Derived terms

• astiquer (“to polish, shine, rub, furbish”)

Further reading

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