besaiguë

== French == === Alternative forms === besaigüe (post-1990 spelling) bésaigüe (dated) bisaiguë bisaigüe (post-1990 spelling) === Etymology === From Old French besagües, biesagüe, from Vulgar Latin (ascia) bisacuta, from Latin bis + acūta (“double-edged”). Compare Italian bisacuto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bə.zɛ.ɡy/ ~ /bə.ze.ɡy/ === Noun === besaiguë f (plural besaiguës) (carpentry) large, long-handled twibill with a broad chisel and a mortise chisel for cutting mortises a small glazier's hammer === Further reading === “besaiguë”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012