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fiacre

noun fi·acre \fē-ˈäkrə\
plural fi·acres \same, or -ˈäk-rəz\

Definition of FIACRE

:  a small hackney coach
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Origin of FIACRE

French, from the Hotel St. Fiacre, Paris
First Known Use: 1698

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