Etymology

dehors

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Today it means: All sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works; any advanced works for protection or cover. Full definition →

French dehors
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  1. French · borrowed fromdehors
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  3. English todaydehors

Borrowed from French dehors (“outside”).

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