étrenne (é-trè-n), n.f., handsel. pl., New Year’s gift.
étrenner (é-trè-né), v.a., to give a New Year’s gift, to give a Christmas-box; to handsel; to try or put on for the first time; to buy the first lot.
*étrésillon, n.m., prop, stay, support.
*étrésillonner, v.a., to prop, to stay.
étrier, n.m., stirrup; iron-hook; (surg.) stirrup-bandage; strap. Il est ferme sur ses —s; he has a firm seat in the saddle. Vin or coup de l’—; stirrup-cup. Il a toujours le pied à l’—; he is never out of the saddle. Courir à franc —; to ride full speed. Faire perdre les —s à quelqu’un; to put any one out of countenance. Tenir l’— à; to give a lift to.
étrière, n.f., stirrup-bar; spring-bar.
*étrille, n.f., curry-comb.
*étriller, v.a., to curry, to comb (a horse); to fleece; to give a thrashing to; to drub.
étriper, v.a., to gut (animal). Aller à — cheval; to ride a horse at breakneck speed.
étriqué, -e, adj., scanty; narrow; curtailed. Habits —s; scanty clothes, coat.