dreikanter
noun
drei·kan·ter
\ˈdrīˌkäntə(r), -kan-\
Definition of dreikanter
dreikanters
ordreikanter
: a 3-faced pebble faceted by wind-blown sand; broadly : ventifact
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Origin and Etymology of dreikanter
German, literally, one having three edges, from drei three (from Old High German drī) + kante edge (from Low German kant, kante, from Middle Low German, from Middle Dutch cant) + -er (from Old High German -āri)
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